The Impact of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems

The Impact of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems

Edited by D Karnosky, Michigan Technological University, USA; R Ceulemans, University of Antwerp, Belgium; G Scarascia-Mugnozza, University of Tuscia, Italy; J L Innes, University of British Columbia, Canada

Pub Date: September 2001
Hardback
352 pages

Readership
Forestry, environmental science, climatology.

Main Description
Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases such as ozone, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and chlorofluorocarbons, are all increasing in the atmosphere. These gases are directly affecting biological processes in trees and ecological processes in forests.
They are also causing considerable radiant energy to be trapped near the earth’s surface resulting in the so-called “greenhouse” effect which may significantly alter global climate in the 21st century. However, this issue is subject to some controversy
This book provides an authoritative review, written by expert world forest scientists, of what is known about the impact of elevated CO2 and other greenhouse gases on forest ecosystems.

Reviews
"This book provides an excellent review of the current literature for anyone interested in the impact of greenhouse gases on forest-ecosystems function at all levels."
The Holocene, July 2002
"This book should be of great value to all who are trying to understand how changes in the atmosphere may affect forests and how forests may influence the composition of the atmosphere."
Annals of Botany, 2003

Main Contents
• The Impact of CO2 and Other Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems: An Introduction, J L Innes, G E Scarascia-Mugnozza, R Ceulemans and D F Karnosky
• Effects of Greenhouse Gases on the Gas Exchange of Forest Trees, D Eamus, University of Technology, Australia and R Ceulemans
• The Impacts of Greenhouse Gases on Antioxidants and Foliar Defence Compounds, G K Podila, Michigan Technological University, USA, A R Paolacci, Universita della Tuscia, Italy and M Badiani, Universita di Reggio Calabria, Italy
• Above-ground Growth Responses of Forest Trees to Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations, B E Medlyn, Station de Recherges Forestieres, France, A Rey, University of Edinburgh, UK, C V M Barton, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, UK and M Forstreuter, Universitat Berlin, Germany
• Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Growth and Function of Roots and Root Systems, M E Kubiske, Mississippi State University, USA and D L Godbold, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
• Impacts of Greenhouse Gases on the Phenology of Forest Trees, M E Jach, University of Antwerp, Belgium, R Ceulemans and M B Murray, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, UK
• Effects of Elevated CO2 on Nutrient Cycling in Forests, D W Johnson, Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, USA, R J Norby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA and B A Hungate, Northern Arizona University, USA
• Impacts of Interacting Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems, D F Karnosky, E Oksanen, University of Kuopio, Finland, R E Dickson and J G Isebrands, USDA Forest Service, USA
• Modelling the Impacts of Greenhouse Gases on Forests, F Magnani, Institute of Forest Tree Breeding, Italy and G Matteucci, University of Tuscia, Italy
• FACE Systems for Studying the Impacts of Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems, B Gielen, University of Antwerp, Belgium, W H Schlesinger, Duke University, USA, R Matyssek, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany and G R Hendrey, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA, R Ceulemans, D F Karnosky, R J Norby and E Oksanen
• Knowledge Gaps in the Study of the Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Other Greenhouse gases on Forest Ecosystems, D F Karnosky, G Scarascia-Mugnozza, R Ceulemans and J Innes