Global Changes Influencing Ecosystems (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Natural environment's role for humans
Natural environment's role for humans
Forms foundation for all human life and activities
Two pathways climate change impacts ecosystems
Two pathways climate change impacts ecosystems
Direct environmental impacts & indirect human management impacts
Define: climate space
Define: climate space
Geographical area suitable for a species based on climate params
Define: carbon sequestration
Define: carbon sequestration
Capturing and storing carbon dioxide from atmosphere
Result of uneven seasonal timing shifts across species
Result of uneven seasonal timing shifts across species
Misalignment between interdependent species
Greatest threat to global biodiversity
Greatest threat to global biodiversity
Atmospheric warming
What is IPCC?
What is IPCC?
International body assessing climate change science
Proportion of species threatened with extinction
Proportion of species threatened with extinction
Up to one in six species
Projected extinction rates vs fossil record rates
Projected extinction rates vs fossil record rates
10,000 times greater
Species most vulnerable to climate change
Species most vulnerable to climate change
Specialized habitat needs & limited dispersal ability