Trees Become More Efficient at Saving Water as CO2 Levels Increase, Scientists Find

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesFeb 22, 2023, 5:35 pm244 pts
Most of us know the service trees, and other plants, do for almost all living things on the planet by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. Now, scientists have discovered that when carbon levels have been made artificially higher, trees adjust and ramp up their absorption while increasing their rate of…

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