Ecosystem Vulnerability and Biodiversity Loss
Investigates how climate change impacts ecosystems, leading to species migration, habitat loss, and biodiversity decline.
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Investigates how climate change impacts ecosystems, leading to species migration, habitat loss, and biodiversity decline.
Key Questions
- Explain how climate change drives species migration and extinction.
- Assess the vulnerability of coral reefs and rainforests to rising temperatures.
- Design conservation strategies to protect ecosystems threatened by climate change.
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