To demonstrate how plants with different types of carbon assimilation pathways
respond
to the predicted scenario of global warming and increased atmospheric concentrations
of
carbon dioxide and their role in modifying biogeochemical cycling.
We will:
Examine the different
responses of C3 and C4 plants to changed environmental conditions (i.e.
temperature and
CO2).
Show how plants regulate
global concentrations of CO2 and O2.
Predict the role
and response of C4 versus C3 plants to the expected increase in
global temperatures
and atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
The
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation CN 5281, Princeton NJ 08543-5281 - Tel:(609)452-7007
- Fax:(609)452-0066 Technical contact:
lpt@woodrow.org
