Ozone impacts on tropical vegetation; implications for forest productivity (Trop-Oz) (Old ID 24894)

Natural Environment Research Council
Alex Cheesman
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Tropospheric ozone is the third most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas and has been shown to reduce global plant productivity though oxidative stress. Although tropical forests have been highlighted as being potentially being vulnerable to this ozone damage, few studies have looked at role of ozone in these regions. This project will provide comprehensive measurements of the effects of ozone on plant physiology in tropical forests and use this new knowledge to parameterise global land-surface models.

Date

01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Ozone;Global modelling;Climate change;Forest;Air pollution

Funding Body

Natural Environment Research Council

Amount

195382

Project Team

Lucas Cernusak