Topic 40Biology

D4.3 Climate change

Anthropogenic CO₂ and CH₄ emissions; greenhouse effect mechanism; evidence from ice cores; and biological impacts (range shifts, phenology, ocean acidification).

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The greenhouse mechanismSign up

Greenhouse gases and IR absorption · Radiative forcing

30 min

Evidence for human-driven climate changeSign up

Ice-core proxies · Recent temperature record

30 min

Ecosystem and biodiversity impactsSign up

Range shifts · Phenology mismatch · Ocean acidification

30 min