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2014届高三英语二轮限时高效训练：阅读理解 “Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere，but changes in temperature，humidity and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide，” said researchers from the National University of Singapore. 45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past.The researchers point out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats，caused by climate change，are possible reasons for the shrinking of creatures. “We do not yet know the exact mechanisms involved，o