Greenhouse Gassed: Carbon Dioxide Spells Indigestion for Food Chains
The author closes with a quote from a biologist who asks who will be chasing wild ungulates with nutrition supplements. CO2 is a fertilizer, with side effects. Plants may grow more rapidly, but at the cost of their nutritional value. Hessman interviews researchers studying this effect on a range of animals from insects to mammals.
Credits: Science News, Vol. 157, No. 13 (Mar. 25, 2000), pp. 200-202
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