Climate Change and Life HistoriesAustin JonesKaci CrawfordHanyang LiYinzhou 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. Berge et 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.