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Greening of the Earth (Miscellaneous)

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Greening of the Earth (Miscellaneous)


Material preceded by an asterisk (*) was posted after this subject summary was written and therefore is not included in the summary.  This material will be integrated into the summary at a later date.

Summary


Trees and Shrubs at Their Poleward Limits in a Warming World

Biological Microcosms of the Future

Tree Growth in the Swedish Sub-Arctic: Setting New Records

As the World Warms: Trees and Shrubs Proliferating in Sweden

The Greening of Canada's Herschel Island: A Fine Example of the Biological Awakening of the Circumpolar Arctic

Effects of Warming on the Terrestrial Vegetation of Antarctica

Woody Thickening in Australia

Terrestrial Plant Responses to Global Warming

Not All Ecosystems Respond Dramatically to Rising Temperatures

Tropospheric Ozone Trends Around the World

The Arctic Ocean: Melting Its Way to Higher Productivity

Plant Productivity Responses to Experimental Ecosystem Warming

Primary Production in the Southern Ocean: 1997-2006

An Extreme Urban Surrogate of Projected Global Warming

Biological Soil Crusts Promote Desert Reclamation in China

The Progressive Nitrogen Limitation Hypothesis

The Monsoon Rainforests of Northern Australia

Growth Response of Ponderosa Pines to 20th-Century CO2 Rise

Woody-Plant Invasions of a California (USA) Grassland

The Net Primary Productivity Response of Earth's Temperate Forests to Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment

More on the Greening of the Sahel

Continued Accelerated Growth of Amazonian Forests

The CO2 Fertilization Effect

The Major Impacts of Global Warming and Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment on Vegetation

Elevated CO2 Pumps Up Water Use Efficiency of Mesquite Seedlings

Does Soil Nitrogen Availability Limit Ecosystem Productivity Response to Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment?

The Reservoir of Nitrogen Hidden Beneath Earth's Deserts

The Greening of the Earth Continues

Biology Rules!

Industrial Age Leading to the Greening of the Earth?

Hey, CO2! What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Long-term Response of Trees to Elevated CO2