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Increasing air temperatures could either enhance or dampen the growth stimulation due to higher Ca, depending on the magnitude of temperature increase relative to the optimum temperature for maximum ecosystem productivity. The ability of humid tropical forests to acclimate and adapt to future temperature changes are considered to be lower than that of temperate forests because of the narrower range of seasonal temperatures experienced by forests in the humid tropics. Increasing Ca and temperatures could also influence forest ecosystems through significant changes in the soil environment and in the plant-water relations. In all the above-described responses to increased Ca and temperature, there is substantial species-to-species variation. Studies on the capacity of tropical forests to sequester carbon and reduce future increases of Ca have indicated a substantial capacity for forests in the humid tropics. 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