THE GLOBAL INCREASE OF CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE - ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES IN PLANTS

The effects of short- and long-term exposure to increased CO2 concentrations on the life activity and productivity of plants are discussed. Two strategies of plant adaptation to an increasing CO2 concentration are outlined that reflect the diversity of adaptive plant responses at the ecological and physiological levels: physiological adaptation that occurs at all organization levels from molecular to cenotic and changes in areas of species that lead to changes in ecosystem composition occurring in correspondence to the biochemical diversity of photosynthetic pathways.