A global analysis of the relationship between photosynthesis and temperature identifies key similarities and differences when scaling from leaves to ecosystems and suggests that carbon uptake by vegetation may be able to adjust to a warming world.
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Way, D.A. Just the right temperature. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 718–719 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0877-3
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