Global Challenges in Biology

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Decks in this class (17)

Intro to Ocean Acidification
What is ocean acidification 1,
What developments did the industr...,
What are the two types of effects...
23  cards
Organism responses to high pCO2 and low pH
How does the change in co2 concen...,
Which seawater variables have cha...,
What was the starting point in te...
35  cards
Organism and ecosystem responses to high pCO2 and low pH
What is an example of a location ...,
How was ph found to vary in the d...,
Why might variations be identifie...
27  cards
Considering multiple stressors
What other drivers of change affe...,
How much have the oceans increase...,
How much is the ocean likely to h...
26  cards
Causes and consequences of sea level rise
What is mean sea level rise 1,
Briefly outline the historical ch...,
How has the rate of mean sea leve...
25  cards
The food-biodiversity challenge: food security
What is food security 1,
What is the main food security ch...,
What are the sustainable developm...
46  cards
The food-biodiversity challenge: biodiversity
What is the definition of biodive...,
What are the three levels scales ...,
What are some crucial ecosystem s...
36  cards
The food-biodiversity challenge: a sustainable food system
What are the three components of ...,
Describe modern intensive agricul...,
What are five examples of non int...
32  cards
Introduction to greenhouse gases
What does the ipcc stand for 1,
What is the purpose of the ipcc 2,
What are the triple crises recogn...
45  cards
Methane as a greenhouse gas
What are the main anthropogenic s...,
What are the main natural fluxes ...,
What are the main natural fluxes ...
38  cards
The role of soils
How much carbon is estimated to b...,
How much carbon is stored in perm...,
How does the amount of carbon sto...
32  cards
Soil conservation and restoration
What does redd stand for 1,
What is the main goal of redd 2,
Under redd how much carbon could ...
36  cards
The Carbon footprint of livestock farming
What percentage of human made ghg...,
Within livestock which type of or...,
What is the largest area where ch...
45  cards
An ecosystem perspective
What is ecology what does it enco...,
What is ecosystem science 2,
How does ecosystem science differ...
17  cards
Ecosystem services: definitions, concepts and applications
Lots of history in this one
20  cards
Valuing nature
What are four indicators for biod...,
What are five indicators of biodi...,
What are four indicators for huma...
25  cards
TESSA
What does tessa stand for 1,
What is tessa and its main purpose 2,
Who developed tessa and when 3
14  cards

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