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Science Times - Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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Extinction by Infectious DiseaseExtinction by Infectious Disease
Because o the introduction of Culex pipiens and Plasmodium gallinacium (bird malaria), 5 genera of birds are now extinct.
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Long Term Ecological Research Network
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Life Without The Sun’s Help
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Extremophiles Rule!
www.extremophiles.org
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Tube Worms: not just another pretty face!
PCR depends upon Taq polymerase
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Biogeochemical Cycles:
OxygenCarbonSulfurNitrogenPhosphorousCalcium
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The Oxygen Cycle
Brazil’s forests produce 40% of the earth’s atmospheric oxygen.
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The Oxygen Cycle
Yesterday Today
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The Oxygen Cycle
Total Ozone Monitoring Satellite
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The Oxygen Cycle
Depletion of ozone leadsto ecosystem health risks.
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The Carbon Cycle
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The Carbon CycleTemperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, both above and below ground.
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The Carbon Cycle
Brazil’s rainforests re-cycle carbon faster than any otherecosystem.
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The Carbon Cycle
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The Carbon Cycle
The earth’s atmosphereis accumulating CO2 fasterthan it can be sequestered.
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Carbon sinkCarbon stink
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The Carbon Cycle
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The Carbon Cycle
The earth’s “core”temperature is rising.We did that.
Use of fossil fuels begins in earnest.Trains, cars, trucks, heating, etc.
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Carbon Sinks:
1. Marine viruses, bacteria, and phytoplankton
2. Forests3. Coral reefs
The Carbon Cycle
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The Carbon Cycle
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Global Climate Change
The Carbon Cycle
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The Results, So far:
The Carbon Cycle
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What will be the effects of What will be the effects of global climate changeglobal climate change
on ecosystem functionson ecosystem functions and services?and services?
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Which organisms will benefitWhich organisms will benefit and which will not?and which will not?