Feedback In The Carbon Cycle Negative Flashcards
how do plants use negative feedback to embrace the rising temperatures?
the increased photosynthesis and rising temperatures allows vegetation to grow in new areas and where permafrost has melted the new vegetation can absorb the co2 from the atmosphere decreasing the warming effect
what do high temperatures and more co2 cause in plants?
greater carbon fertilisation so they absorb more co2 reducing the amount in the atmosphere and the rate of warming and carbon fertilisation will decrease this process repeats
what does high co2 levels and temperatures cause to grow?
phytoplankton as it grows and photosynthesises quicker in these conditions
what do phytoplankton release which leads to the formation of what?
phytoplankton release substances which lead to the formation of clouds so cloud cover increases
how does phytoplankton effect cloud cover?
they release a substance to form clouds
increase cover
radiation from the sun is less able to reach the oceans
reducing temperatures
then phytoplankton grow less quickly and photosynthesise slower
reducing cloud cover