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Urban Warming Slows Tree Growth, Photosynthesis

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Release Date
2016-10-05

Summary

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.

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Principal Investigator :
Emily Meineke
Funding Agency :
Southeast CSC

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Southeast CASC

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