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Tree rings, carbon dioxide, and climatic change.

G C Jacoby1, R D D'Arrigo

  • 1Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|August 5, 1997
PubMed
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Tree rings reveal recent warming is unusual compared to past millennia. However, limited evidence suggests carbon dioxide (CO2) fertilization is not significantly enhancing tree growth in natural settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Dendrochronology
  • Climate Science
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Tree rings are valuable proxies for reconstructing past climates.
  • They help assess environmental change impacts on tree growth.
  • Understanding climate change and CO2 effects is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review how tree rings inform about climate change and CO2.
  • To determine if recent warming is unusual in a long-term context.
  • To evaluate potential CO2 fertilization effects on tree growth.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of tree-ring data from temperature-sensitive sites.
  • Comparison of recent growth trends with historical climate data.
  • Assessment of tree-ring evidence for CO2 fertilization.

Main Results:

  • Many tree-ring studies indicate unusual recent warming.
  • Some temperature-sensitive sites show exceptions to this warming trend.
  • Limited evidence supports CO2 fertilization enhancing tree growth naturally.

Conclusions:

  • Tree rings confirm unusual recent warming, potentially linked to greenhouse gases.
  • The impact of CO2 fertilization on tree growth in natural environments is minimal.
  • Further research may clarify complex climate-tree growth interactions.