Unit 9: Global Change

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Keystone

: Has a disproportionate, far- reaching impact on species in its ecosystem.

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Air bubbles

are trapped each year as layers of ice laid down.

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Montreal Protocol

: Gradually eliminating the production and consumption of ozone- depleting substances to limit their damage to the earths ozone layer.

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PM lowers

albedo (black soot) causing a cooling effect.

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Indicator

: Quickly reflected changes in ecosystems functioning.

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Industrialization

happens first→ through fossil fuel combustion in stage 2.

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Lacey Act (1900)

: (one of the earliest environmental laws) prohibits the transport of illegally harvested plants and animals.

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UV

causes a chlorine atom to break away from the CFC molecule.

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Metapopulations

: Spatially separated pops of the same species, interact and interbreed.

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Carbon sequestration

: return agricultural lands to pasture /forest.

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Greenlands ice loss

: Responsible for nearly one- sixth of the global sea- level rise over the past 20 years.

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Kyoto Protocol

: Set goals for global emissions of GHGs to be reduced by 2012.

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Copenhagen Amendment

: Accelerated phase- out of CFCs.

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Fertilizers

: identification so an increase in N2O.

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Umbrella

: The conservation and protection of these species indirectly affect the conservation and protection of other species within their ecosystem.

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Deforestation

: less photosynthesis, more CO2 burning releases PM, methane, N2O as well.

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Overirrigation

: low O2 so methane- like wetlands.

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Biosphere reserves

: contain zones that vary in the allowed amount of impact.

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Volcanoes

: ash reflects incoming radiation, so a cooling effect.

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Evaporation and Evapotranspiration

: water vapor.

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Threatened

Threatened: Likely to become endangered in foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

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Thermohaline circulation

: freshwater dilutes the ocean and stops salt water from sinking near Greenland.

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Coral bleaching

: range of temperature tolerance is small.

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greenhouse effect

The is a natural process.

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Livestock

: cattle and sheep create methane.

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Denitrification

: How we get N2O or nitrogen cycle.

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Proxy data

: Preserved physical characteristics of the environment that can stand in for direct measurement.

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Decomposition & Digestion

: Dead organic matter is converted into CO2 unless there is not enough O2.

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Endangered

Endangered: Danger of extinction within the foreseeable future.

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HABITAT

Protecting instead allows the ecosystem to be more flexible /natural.

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Ocean acidification

: CO2 dissolves in water to form H2CO3 (carbonic acid)

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Biophilia

: inherent genetic kinship with the natural world.

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Flagship/Charismatic

: Popular with humans due to their "cuteness, "large size, and /or high intelligence.

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Temperature Increases

: Global temperatures have increased on average 1.4F, but regionally up to 4F.

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Foraminifera

: different species prefer different temps; very narrow range.

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Global warming

: Increase in average temp of earth over time.

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Selective Pressures

: Any factors that change the behaviors and fitness of organisms within an environment.

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Step 1 of Ozone Formation

O2 + UV-C → O + O

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Step 2 of Ozone Formation

O +O2 → O3

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Montreal Protocol

Gradually eliminating the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances to limit their damage to the earths ozone layer

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Copenhagen Amendment

Accelerated phase-out of CFCs

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Worlds largest island

Mostly covered by ice glaciers

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Greenlands ice loss

Responsible for nearly one-sixth of the global sea-level rise over the past 20 years

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Weather

Short-term changes

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Climate

Average weather conditions of a particular area over 30 years or more

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Incoming solar radiation

UV and visible light

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H2O Vapor

Absorbs more IR than anything else, but does not persist

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Volcanoes

ash reflects incoming radiation, so a cooling effect

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Decomposition & Digestion

Dead organic matter is converted into CO2 unless there is not enough O2

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Denitrification

How we get N2O or nitrogen cycle

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Evaporation and Evapotranspiration

water vapor

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Fossil Fuels

CO2, methane, N2O

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Overirrigation

low O2 so methane-like wetlands

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Fertilizers

identification so an increase in N2O

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Livestock

cattle and sheep create methane

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Deforestation

less photosynthesis, more CO2 burning releases PM, methane, N2O as well

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Landfills

Methane

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Modern chemicals like CFCs

HCFCs (have replaced CFCs) also GHGs

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Global change

Planetary scale changes in Earth systems land, air life, soil, atmosphere, oceans, humans

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Global Climate Change

changes in temperature, precipitation, wind, storms, currents, etc

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Global warming

Increase in average temp of earth over time

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Keeling Cure

First to accurately measure CO2

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Temperature Increases

Global temperatures have increased on average 1.4F, but regionally up to 4F

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Proxy data

Preserved physical characteristics of the environment that can stand in for direct measurement

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Foraminifera

different species prefer different temps; very narrow range

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Ocean acidification

CO2 dissolves in water to form H2CO3 (carbonic acid)

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Coral bleaching

range of temperature tolerance is small

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Thermohaline circulation

freshwater dilutes the ocean and stops salt water from sinking near Greenland

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Kyoto Protocol

Set goals for global emissions of GHGs to be reduced by 2012

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Reduce emissions

Increase fuel efficiency, renewable energy

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Carbon sequestration

return agricultural lands to pasture/forest

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Lacey Act (1900)

(one of the earliest environmental laws) prohibits the transport of illegally harvested plants and animals

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IUCN Red List

threatened species

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Selective Pressures

Any factors that change the behaviors and fitness of organisms within an environment

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Metapopulations

Spatially separated pops of the same species, interact and interbreed

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Biosphere reserves

contain zones that vary in the allowed amount of impact

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Indicator

Quickly reflected changes in ecosystems functioning

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Keystone

Has a disproportionate, far-reaching impact on species in its ecosystem

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Flagship/Charismatic

Popular with humans due to their "cuteness", large size, and/or high intelligence

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Umbrella

The conservation and protection of these species indirectly affect the conservation and protection of other species within their ecosystem

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Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972)

Prohibits killing any marine mammals in the US and any import/export of MM body parts

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Endangered Species Act (1973)

Authorizes the USFWS to determine which species can be listed as threatened or endangered

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Endangered

Danger of extinction within the foreseeable future

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Threatened

Likely to become endangered in foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range

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Biophilia

inherent genetic kinship with the natural world