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6 threats to Biodiversity |
1) Habitat Loss 2) Invasive Species 3) Disease 4) Exploitation 5) Global climate change 6) Environmental pollution |
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Albedo |
ability of a substance to reflect light |
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Human Causes of Climate Change? |
-GHG emissions -Deforestation |
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Human sources of GHGs? |
-Electricity -Transport -Industry -Agriculture |
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Positive Feedback Loop |
The outcome of some process causes that process to continue further. |
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Responses to Climate Change |
-Physiological responses -Range shifts -Changes in phenology |
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*No Analog Communities |
-A community assemblage that does not match any known in past 10,000yrs. |
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Assisted Migration |
-Intentional movement of at risk species from present habitat into new regions with suitable habitat. |
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Phenology |
The study of the timing of events in organismal life histories. e.g. reproduction, migration, bud bloom/leaf out, hibernation/emergence, not just spring events |
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*match-mismatch hypothesis |
Some species may be responding to climate faster or slower than their community, leading to a poor match between them and their resources or competitors. |
