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&If they are bigger they absorb (or have absorbed) more CO2 into their carbohydrates, I wonder what the effect is on CO2 levels in the atmosphere, is this taken
by Johnny555 8y ago
&If they are bigger they absorb (or have absorbed) more CO2 into their carbohydrates, I wonder what the effect is on CO2 levels in the atmosphere, is this taken into account in all the models? Moreover, how were the effects when compensated for the increased mass of the plant?
Plants only absorb about 25% of atmospheric CO2, so if they are growing 10% larger, then that's only 2.5% more overall.
Were there the same amount of nutrients but just more carbohydrates and water? If so, other ways of preparing the food may help.
They mentioned this in the article:
However, Myers notes that if this were the cause, all of the nutrients would be decreasing at approximately the same rate. And that's not necessarily the case