Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario

Crops and forests are already responding to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and air temperatures. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to enhance plant photosynthesis. Nevertheless, after long-term exposure, plants acclimate and show a reduction in photosynthetic activity (i.e. d...

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Autores: Nogués Mestres, Salvador, Azcón Bieto, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/52917
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/52917
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adaptació (Biologia)
Escalfament global
Boscos
Efecte del clima sobre les plantes
Adaptation (Biology)
Global warming
Forests
Vegetation and climate
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spelling Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenarioNogués Mestres, SalvadorAzcón Bieto, JoaquínAdaptació (Biologia)Escalfament globalBoscosEfecte del clima sobre les plantesAdaptation (Biology)Global warmingForestsVegetation and climateCrops and forests are already responding to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and air temperatures. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to enhance plant photosynthesis. Nevertheless, after long-term exposure, plants acclimate and show a reduction in photosynthetic activity (i.e. down-regulation). If in the future the Earth"s temperature is allowed to rise further, plant ecosystems and food security will both face significant threats. The scientific community has recognized that an increase in global temperatures should remain below 2°C in order to combat climate change. All this evidence suggests that, in parallel with reductions in CO2 emissions, a more direct approach to mitigate global warming should be considered. We propose here that global warming could be partially mitigated directly through local bio-geoengineering approaches. For example, this could be done through the management of solar radiation at surface level, i.e. by increasing global albedo. Such an effect has been documented in the south-eastern part of Spain, where a significant surface air temperature trend of -0.3°C per decade has been observed due to a dramatic expansion of greenhouse horticulture.OMICS Publishing Group2014201420132014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion3 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/52917Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000143Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, 2013, vol. 4, p. 143http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000143cc-by (c) Nogués Mestres, Salvador et al., 2013http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/529172026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
spellingShingle Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
Nogués Mestres, Salvador
Adaptació (Biologia)
Escalfament global
Boscos
Efecte del clima sobre les plantes
Adaptation (Biology)
Global warming
Forests
Vegetation and climate
title_short Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
title_full Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
title_fullStr Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
title_full_unstemmed Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
title_sort Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nogués Mestres, Salvador
Azcón Bieto, Joaquín
author Nogués Mestres, Salvador
author_facet Nogués Mestres, Salvador
Azcón Bieto, Joaquín
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author2 Azcón Bieto, Joaquín
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adaptació (Biologia)
Escalfament global
Boscos
Efecte del clima sobre les plantes
Adaptation (Biology)
Global warming
Forests
Vegetation and climate
topic Adaptació (Biologia)
Escalfament global
Boscos
Efecte del clima sobre les plantes
Adaptation (Biology)
Global warming
Forests
Vegetation and climate
description Crops and forests are already responding to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and air temperatures. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to enhance plant photosynthesis. Nevertheless, after long-term exposure, plants acclimate and show a reduction in photosynthetic activity (i.e. down-regulation). If in the future the Earth"s temperature is allowed to rise further, plant ecosystems and food security will both face significant threats. The scientific community has recognized that an increase in global temperatures should remain below 2°C in order to combat climate change. All this evidence suggests that, in parallel with reductions in CO2 emissions, a more direct approach to mitigate global warming should be considered. We propose here that global warming could be partially mitigated directly through local bio-geoengineering approaches. For example, this could be done through the management of solar radiation at surface level, i.e. by increasing global albedo. Such an effect has been documented in the south-eastern part of Spain, where a significant surface air temperature trend of -0.3°C per decade has been observed due to a dramatic expansion of greenhouse horticulture.
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Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, 2013, vol. 4, p. 143
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000143
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