Re: More Plants

**"Christopher P. Lindsey" t*@spamfodder.com**

> I wondered the same thing, Margaret.  Since the article does not
> appear available unless you register on the site, don't know what
> they've said, but those figures are hard to believe, given what I
> understand of the destruction of vegetation on this planet by human
> activity.

From

   http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0606/p02s02-usgn.html

   "They were stunned at the growth rates in South America's Amazon 
    region.

    ...
   
    The surprise was twofold. The growth rate far exceeded what
    most scientists expected. Many models indicated that additional
    growth in the tropics would be minimal, given the fairly constant
    temperatures from one season to the next. In addition, many
    researchers had held that any increased productivity in the
    tropics would largely be driven by a rise in atmospheric CO2
    rather than changes in climate itself.

    Yet the drop in tropical cloud cover during the period allowed
    more sunlight into places like Amazonia, Dr. Myneni says, far
    outpacing CO2 as a prod to growth. Likewise in other climate
    regions, changing climate conditions appeared to be the dominant
    factor driving plant growth."

Another story is at

   http://ens-news.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-06-10.asp

Chris

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