Greenhouse Gases
This gas is primarily generated by the burning of fossil fuels and is the basic unit for determining the global warming potential for other greenhouse gases
What is CO2?
This species is known for being the first species to occupy a region that was initially just bare rock
What is pioneer species?
This is the phenomena that leads to changes in the levels of warm and cool water off the pacific coast, leading to things like La Nina and El Nino
What are tradewinds?
This gas has a very high global warming potential (higher than 10,000) and is known for poking holes in the ozone layer
What is chlorofluorocarbon?
This process occurs following a natural disaster, such as a wildfire or hurricane, to restore biodiversity to an ecosystem
What is secondary succession?
This phenomena typically leads to wet conditions and warmer water off the coast of the Americas
What is El Nino?
This process is known for helping remove the greenhouse gas CO2 from the atmosphere and plays a strong role in limiting the greenhouse effect
What is photosynthesis?
This process is known to start an ecosystem from bare rock, often caused by a volcanic eruption generating a new island or a glacier carving out bare rock
What is primary succession?
This phenomena is often described by stronger tradewinds in the Pacific, leading to more dry weather in the United States
What is La Nina?
This greenhouse gas is known for amplifying the GWP of other greenhouse gases. It is also part of a cycle we have discussed
What is water vapor?
This species is known for being the centerpiece for an entire ecosystem, removing it will often have severe negative consequences on the ecosystem
What is a keystone species?
This describes the rise in levels of cold water that can be seen off of the West coast, also known as thermocline.
What is upwelling?
This law, passed in 1963, helps limit the amount of harmful chemicals in the air, potentially limiting the number of greenhouse gases
What is the Clean Air Act?
This is often used to describe the interactions between a number of species, and the higher it is, the more likely an ecosystem will be able to survive through a potential disaster
What is biodiversity?
These conditions lead to an upwelling of cold water off the coast of the Americas and an improved fishing conditions
What are normal conditions?