Invasive weeds and vines, mainly. Poison ivy, kudzu, and virginia creeper grow faster.
Most plants cannot use all the carbon they already get. Instead, they get less able to compete as the weeds choke them.
Most plants cannot use all the carbon they already get. Instead, they get less able to compete as the weeds choke them.
Quotes below, sources below that: - CO2 increased leaf area, water use efficiency, and harvest index (in tomatoes) [1] - Optimal levels for tomatoes may be 2 to 5 times the normal atmospheric levels (1000 to 1500 ppm CO2 versus ambient levels of 350 ppm) [2] - Combining increases in CO2 with fertilization and irrigation could greatly enhance leaf area which when coupled to observed increases in net photosynthesis as a result of elevated CO2 could greatly increase productivity of loblolly pine trees. [3] - demonstrating an optimal CO2 concentration of 889.6, 909.4, and 894.2 ppm for aboveground, belowground, and total biomass, respectively, and 967.8 ppm for leaf photosynthesis (in winter wheat) [4]
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03783... [2] https://cals.arizona.edu/hydroponictomatoes/nutritio.htm [3] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004680050111 [4] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26253981/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S197830191...
High-fructose corn syrup and cane sugar happen to represent the greatest public health disaster since smallpox was eradicated and smoking started down.