ABSTRACT
A recent article in Nature, "Soil Fertility Limits Carbon Sequestration by Forest Ecosystems in a CO2-Enriched Atmosphere" by Oren and colleagues, has been widely reported on, and often misinterpreted, by the press. The article dampens enthusiasm for accelerated forest growth due to CO2 fertilization and puts in question the fringe theory that the world"s forests can provide an automatic mitigation feedback. We agree that these results increase our understanding of the global carbon cycle. At the same time, their relevance in the context of the international climate change negotiations is much more complicated than portrayed by newspapers such as the New York Times ("Role of Trees in Curbing Greenhouse Gases is Challenged", May 24, 2001) and the Christian Science Monitor ("Trees No Savior for Global Warming", May 25, 2001).
Subject(s)
Carbon Dioxide/metabolism , Conservation of Natural Resources/legislation & jurisprudence , Trees , Atmospheric Pressure , Carbon/metabolism , Environmental Monitoring/legislation & jurisprudence , Environmental Monitoring/methods , Fertilizers , Plant Development , Plants/metabolismABSTRACT
A 24-year-old patient was treated using hypnotic intervention for extreme pruritus. With hypnotherapy the pruritus cleared. Six months after her final appointment she sought hypnotherapy for unexplainable increasing numbness and pain. With hypnotherapy she experienced temporary relief. Later a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome was made. Hypnotherapy appeared to improve muscle function temporarily in the acute stage of the patient's disease. Hypnotherapy to reduce the symptoms of Guillain-Barre should be investigated further.