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The Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR)
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BIFoR in a Box activities: Forest climate change resources
Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR) has provided a free online learning platform for schools which includes curriculum linked activities, developed to support secondary school students. These activities provide the opportunity for students to join a growing community of citizen scientists who are exploring a wide range of topics linked to the impact of climate change on the structure and function of forest ecosystems.
Resources include opportunities for learners to consider the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems, learn about transpiration and to take a virtual trip through the woodland. A virtual leaf trap activity allows students to explore how elevated carbon dioxide levels affect infection by fungal pathogens.
BIFoR is home to the BIFoR FACE facility, one of the world's largest climate change experiments where 150 parts per million extra of carbon dioxide is added to areas of the oak forest, to predict the impact on the ecosystem 50 years into the future.
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