简介：TheimpactsofelevatedtemperatureandCO2onyoungsilverbirch(BetulapendulaRoth)saplingsafter0,25,50or75%artificialdefoliationwereassessedbymeasuringplantheightanddrymassofabovegroundcompartmentsandrootsandvariousmorphologicalandphysiologicalvariables.Defoliationeitherincreasedordecreasedplantgrowthdependingontheseverityofdamageandtheclimatictreatment.At21Cand400mgL-1CO2,defoliatedplantswerenotabletocompensateforthelostfoliage,butgrowthcompensationandadaptationtothechangedconditionsweregreater;growthofyoungdefoliatedsilverbirchsaplingsincreased,whichledtoincreasedheightandatendencytoenhancefinalabovegroundandrootbiomassandleafnitrogenandcarboncontentcomparedtothenondefoliatedcontrols.Nevertheless,theshort-termeffectofthedifferentclimaticconditionsdidnotresultinasignificantovergrowthofdefoliatedplants.AslightincreaseintemperatureandCO2werethemostacceptableconditionsfordefoliatedplants;however,a4CincreasewithcorrespondinglyhigherCO2wasmorestressfulasshownbylessgrowthinheightandbiomassallocationtoleaves,stemsandroots.Thefindingsfromthepilotexperimentaremoreapplicabletoyoungbirchtrees,butstressonyoungtreesmaybereflectedinfuturetreegrowth.

简介：在辛集田家庄乡王庄营村附近的石济高铁沿线，村民们正在热火朝天地栽种树木。未来这里将成为辛集高铁沿线生态绿化廊道的一部分。