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Name: Darron
Status: student
Grade: 9-12
Location: DC
Country: N/A
Date: 11/7/2005
Question:
How fast do plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Replies:
Will depend upon the species, plant growth rate, photosynthesis-type (C3, C4, or CAM), and air temperature among other factors.

However, the following might be helpful:

http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e24/24.htm

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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