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environmental_impacts

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The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering L4: Environmental Impacts Faculty of Engineering CCST9016 Energy: Its Evolution and Environmental Impacts Dr. Match Wai Lun Ko Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong [email protected] 1 The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering ? Climate change: The whole world has been threatened under the influence of global warming (CO2 effect). PART A. Global Environment Impact From: http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2006/12/melting_metaphors_new_study_on.php 2 The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering An Early Warning ? The idea that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air could cause the earth to warm is not new. ? Theory was suggested in 1895 by a Swedish

Campbell Biology 9th Edition - Ch. 56 Conservation

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Chapter 56: Conservation Biology and Global Change Biodiversity Conservation biology is a goal-oriented science that seeks to counter the biodiversity crisis, the current rapid decrease in Earth?s variety of life. Extinction is a natural phenomenon that has been occurring since life evolved on earth. The current rate of extinction is what underlies the biodiversity crisis. A high rate of species extinction is being caused by humans. The three levels of biodiversity: genetic diversity species diversity ecosystem diversity The four major threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss Human alteration of habitat is the single greatest threat to biodiversity Introduced species: invasive/nonnative/exotic species Overexploitation: harvest wild plants/animals
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