生物多様性が大気と出会う:森林の林冠の世界観

C M P Ozanne¹, D Anhuf, S L Boulter

¹Centre for Research in Ecology and Environment, School of Life and Sport Sciences, University of Surrey Roehampton, West Hill, London SW15 3SN, UK. c.ozanne@roehampton.ac.uk

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|July 12, 2003

まとめ

森林の天幕は,地球にとって重要なインターフェースです.

科学分野:

森林生態学森林生態学森林生態学
大気化学大気化学
気候変動生物学

背景:

森林の樹冠は,陸上のバイオマスと大気との間の主要なインターフェースを表しています.
カノピーの研究は,世界の生物多様性,植物生理学,生態系サービスの理解を大幅に進めてきました.
森林の林冠は,大気組成と気候を調節する上で重要な役割を果たします.

研究の目的:

森林の樹冠が,地球規模の生態学と大気過程において果たす重要な役割を強調する.
気候変化と二酸化炭素の上昇がキャンピングの生態系に及ぼす影響を強調するために.
キャンピーの機能とサービスを理解するために多学科の研究の必要性を強調する.

主な方法:

多分野の研究成果の統合.
環境変化に対する種特有の反応の分析.
植物と動物の相互作用とエアロゾール生成への影響のレビュー.

主要な成果:

森林の天幕は,地球のバイオマスと大気相互作用の鍵です.
樹木は,二酸化炭素の増加に対して種特有の反応を示します.
気候変動は,キャノピーの生物多様性と機能にリスクをもたらします.

結論:

森林の樹冠は,地球規模の生地化学的サイクルを調節するために不可欠です.
気候変動によるキャノピーの生態系の変化は,大気化学と雲の形成を変化させる可能性があります.
森林の樹冠に及ぼす地球規模の変化の影響を予測し,軽減するために,継続的な研究が不可欠です.

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