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Temperature data were collected from ~40 portable data (temperature) loggers and two weather stations located in central North Carolina, USA during August 2015. In addition to temperature, solar radiation and wind speed data were recorded at one of the sites to estimate the effects of these climate variables on sensor bias.
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Abstract (from http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1840/20161574): A substantial amount of global carbon is stored in mature trees. However, no experiments to date test how warming affects mature tree carbon storage. Using a unique, citywide, factorial experiment, we investigated how warming and insect herbivory affected physiological function and carbon sequestration (carbon stored per year) of mature trees. Urban warming increased herbivorous arthropod abundance on trees, but these herbivores had negligible effects on tree carbon sequestration. Instead, urban warming was associated with an estimated 12% loss of carbon sequestration, in part because photosynthesis was reduced at hotter sites. Ecosystem...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Forests,
Insects,
Landscapes,
Other Wildlife,
Pests, All tags...
Photosynthesis,
Plants,
Southeast CASC,
Urban Warming,
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New research from North Carolina State University finds that urban warming reduces growth and photosynthesis in city trees. The researchers found that insect pests are part of the problem, but that heat itself plays a more significant role.
Tags: Forests,
Insects,
Landscapes,
Other Wildlife,
Pests, All tags...
Photosynthesis,
Plants,
Southeast CASC,
Trees,
Urban Warming,
Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags
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