EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I.  INTRODUCTION

II.  PHYSIOLOGICAL REASONS FOR REJECTING THE CO2-INDUCED GLOBAL WARMING EXTINCTION HYPOTHESIS
    A.  THE ADAPTABILITY OF PLANTS TO RISING TEMPERATURE
    B.  THE EXTRA HELP PROVIDED BY RISING ATMOSPHERIC CO2
    CONCENTRATIONS

III.  MORE CLIMATE-ALARMIST CLAIMS OF EXTINCTION

IV.  OUR APPRAISAL OF THE ROOT ET AL. (2003) STUDY

V.  ROOT ET AL.'S TIER 1 STUDIES
    T1.1 -- POUNDS ET AL. (1999)
    T1.2 -- HILL ET AL. (1999)
    T1.3 -- HILL ET AL. (2001)
    T1.4 -- PARMESAN ET AL. (1999)
    T1.5 -- THOMAS AND LENNON (1999)
    T1.6 -- PROP ET AL. (1998)
    T1.7 -- GRABHERR ET AL. (1994)
    T1.8 -- PAULI ET AL. (1996)
    T1.9 -- KULLMAN (2001)
    T1.10 -- VESPERINAS ET AL. (2001)
    T1.11 -- VAN HERK ET AL. (2002)

VI.  ROOT ET AL.'S TIER 2 STUDIES
    T2.1 -- EMSLIE ET AL. (1998)
    T2.2 -- POLLARD ET AL. (1995)
    T2.3 -- OTT (2001)
    T2.4 -- THOMAS ET AL. (2001)
    T2.5 -- SOUTHWARD ET AL. (1995)
    T2.6 -- MESHINEV ET AL. (2000)
    T2.7 -- WALTHER (2000)
    T2.8 -- WARDLE AND COLEMAN (1992)
    T2.9 -- CATLING (1996)
    T2.10 -- FORD (1996)
    T2.11 -- FREY (2002)
    T2.12 -- FREY (1992)
    T2.13 -- NEHRING (1998)

VII.  DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF ROOT ET AL.'S TIER 1 AND TIER 2 STUDIES

VIII.  OUR APPRAISAL OF THE PARMESAN AND YOHE (2003) STUDY

IX.  PARMESAN AND YOHE'S ADDITIONAL STUDIES
    PY.1 -- SMITH ET AL. (1999)
    PY.2 -- GRABHERR ET AL. (1995)
    PY.3 -- SAGARIN ET AL. (1999)
    PY.4 -- BEAUGRAND ET AL. (2002)
    PY.5 -- HERSTEINSSON AND MACDONALD
    PY.6 -- HOLBROOK ET AL. (1997)
    PY.7 -- STURM ET AL. (2001)
    PY.8 -- SMITH (1994)
    PY.9 -- PARMESAN (1996)
    PY.10 -- PAYETTE ET AL. (1989)
    PY.11 -- ROSS ET AL. (1994)
    PY.12 -- JOHNSON (1994)

X.  DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF PARMESAN AND YOHE'S ADDITIONAL STUDIES

XI.  DISCUSSION OF REAL-WORLD OBSERVATIONS

XII.  CONCLUSIONS

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