Environmental Science: synthesis across disciplines · CLIMATE CHANGE C02 The world's ocean is a...
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Environmental Science:synthesis across disciplines
Roberto QuinlanDepartment of Biology
Climate change is the greatest threat to global ecosystems we
are currently facing
How could humans influence climate?
• Atmospheric physics & chemistry
Is the Earth actually warming?
• oceanography, meteorology
So what does this all mean for ecosystems?
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralreef-climate.html
Looking at just 3 species, just in the United States…
Yellow star thistle plant – invasive species, problem for grazing areas
Agricultural insect pest
Rochlin et al. 2013 PloS One 8(4): e60874
Potential vector for zika virus
Let’s bring economists, health professionals, politicians, armies into the mix…
http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/the-impacts-of-climate-change1.html
Let’s bring engineers in too, why not?
http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2008/03/03/geo-sequestration/
http://cleantechnica.com http://gazettereview.com/2015/03/japan-to-build-sea-walls/