Equilibrium climate sensitivity characterizes the Earth's long-term global temperature
response to increased atmospheric CO2 concentration. It has reached almost iconic status …

Photosynthetic carbon converted to sucrose is vital for plant growth. Sucrose acts as a
signaling molecule and a primary energy source that coordinates the source and sink …

Climate models provide the principal means of projecting global warming over the
remainder of the twenty-first century but modelled estimates of warming vary by a factor of …

This chapter assesses the scientific literature describing expectations for near-term climate
(present through mid-century). Unless otherwise stated," near-term" change and the …

Abstract Rubisco (ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase) enables net
carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP. However, some characteristics of …

As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of
climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available …

The selection of climate policies should be an exercise in risk management reflecting the
many relevant sources of uncertainty. Studies of climate change and its impacts rarely yield …

Demonstrating the effect that climate change is having on regional weather is a subject
which occupies climate scientists, government policy makers and the media. After an …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume crop worldwide. However,
abiotic and biotic stress limits bean yields to< 600 kg ha− 1 in low-income countries. Current …

Many studies of future climate change take an ensemble modeling approach in which
simulations of future conditions are produced with multiple climate models (or model …