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Climate Change and Life Histories. Austin Jones Kaci Crawford Hanyang Li Yinzhou Yu. Climate Change and Global Warming. What is Climate Change? Reasons: Population: CO 2 and Fossil Fuels High CO 2 Infrared Temp. Increase Impact: Geographic Phenology NPP Changes.
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Climate Change and Life Histories Austin Jones Kaci Crawford Hanyang Li Yinzhou Yu
Climate Change and Global Warming • What is Climate Change? • Reasons: • Population: CO2 and Fossil Fuels • High CO2 Infrared Temp. Increase • Impact: • Geographic • Phenology • NPP Changes
Effect of Ice-Free Summers for Apherusa glacialis • Article link: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/09/04/rsbl.2012.0517.full.pdf • Study: • Habitat (Food and Shelter) • Why affected by Global Warming • Changes to food sources and amount of habitat available
Data/Results • Pelagic Phase • What/When it is • How it relates to A. glacialis • Geographic changes that cause it • Reproduction Period • In Relation with the Pelagic Phase
Discussion • How does Global Warming affect A. glacialis? • COMPETITION • Food, Habitat, Mates • Disrupting the Ecosystem/ the Food Chain • Lowered NPP=Less Algae More competition for food Smaller population of amphipods Less food for other organisms.
Take Home Message • Global Warming affects more than just the temperature, it also affects the ecology of this organism and many others.
Resources • J. Bergeet al. 2012. Retention of ice-associated amphipods: possible consequences for an ice-free Arctic Ocean.Biology Letters, Early publication, doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0517 • Scott Freeman. 2011. 54.3 Global Warming. Biological Science. Fourth Edition. 1098- 1102. • "Global Warming." Global Warming. A. Romanova. Stanford Solar Center, 2008. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html.