Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 21:32

Hi Keri, I have a question, did you notice that the plants were dying or changing in any specific way? How are the plants reacting to the climate change? Thank you! Alexa (St. Mark Catholic School.)

Keri Rodgers

Hi Alexa!
I can only talk about the differences I see in the control versus the experimental plots. The plants in the experimental plots seem to be taller than those in the control plots. This could be because the open-top chamber acts as a greenhouse and the plants prefer warm weather. I'm assuming (although I need to check with my researcher) that if the Arctic were to warm then the canopy (top layer) would grow higher as well. We'll be discussing this tonight during my webinar.I hope you can attend! Keri