Plant Respiration in a Warmer World

摘要

Plants release carbon dioxide as they metabolize carbon substrates for biosynthesis and maintenance of the biochemical machinery of life (1, 2). This respiratory process globally transfers about 60 gigatons of carbon each year to the atmosphere (3) It has been predicted that plant respiration, and leaf respiration in particular, will increase in a future warmer world But are these predictions consistent with observations from modern experimental studies?