Refer to the Figure

question 5

Essay

Refer to the figure.
Figure 1
Suppose a researcher is experimenting with an invention that might affect global climate. This researcher builds a model to predict how the invention might impact global temperatures and global atmospheric composition over time. The results of the model are shown in Figure 1.
- Based on the predictions of the model, answer the following questions:
a) How would you expect this mechanism and its impact on climate to affect ecological responses to climate change?
b) Would you expect biological communities to return to pre-warming locations and pre-warming compositions?

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