Environmental change impacts on major biomes

1)      Amazon tropical rainforest

+2.5 degrees C

Increase Total NPP 0.149

Decrease Tropical broadleaved evergreen -0.087

Decrease Tropical broadleaved raingreen 0.062

Decrease Warm grass    -0.168

Precipitation -10%

No changes at all

CO2x2 (Double)

Increase Total NPP 0.449

Increase Tropical broadleaved evergreen 0.255

Increase Tropical broadleaved raingreen 0.193

No changes Warm grass               

Combined

Increase Total NPP 0.309

Increase Tropical broadleaved evergreen 0.165

Increase Tropical broadleaved raingreen 0.144

Slight increase Warm grass 0.002