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SUBMITTER: Misztal PK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4499884 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20150713
Despite the known biochemical production of a range of aromatic compounds by plants and the presence of benzenoids in floral scents, the emissions of only a few benzenoid compounds have been reported from the biosphere to the atmosphere. Here, using evidence from measurements at aircraft, ecosystem, tree, branch and leaf scales, with complementary isotopic labeling experiments, we show that vegetation (leaves, flowers, and phytoplankton) emits a wide variety of benzenoid compounds to the atmosph ...[more]