Effects of the global atmospheric carbon dioxide increase on climate and plant productivity: A new Zealand perspective : Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the University of Canterbury

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Effects of the global atmospheric carbon dioxide increase on climate and plant productivity: A new Zealand perspective : Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the University of Canterbury

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Human activities are beginning to have global effects on the atmospheric envelope that surrounds the earth and is the heritage of all living things. While concern over the effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on global climate has been expressed for over a century, the steadily increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air has only been unequivocally observed over the past two decades. Anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide results from the combustion of fossil fuels and the conversion of ...

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Masters

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1983

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Williamson, B. R.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/4601

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carbon dioxide / climate change / plant productivity / atmospheric CO2 / anticipatory planning / climate system / implications / global warming / radiation / New Zealand / Ecological Impacts of Climate Change / Climatology (excl. Climate Change Processes) / Atmospheric Radiation / Crop and Pasture Biomass and Bioproducts

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