首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
University of York biologist Peter Mayhew recently found that global warming might actually increase the number of species on th
University of York biologist Peter Mayhew recently found that global warming might actually increase the number of species on th
admin
2013-09-26
55
问题
University of York biologist Peter Mayhew recently found that global warming might actually increase the number of species on the planet, contrary to a previous report that higher temperatures meant fewer life forms—a report that was his own.
In Mayhew’s initial 2008 study, low biodiversity among marine invertebrates(无脊椎动物)appeared to coincide with warmer temperatures on Earth over the last 520 million years. But Mayhew and his colleagues decided to reexamine their hypothesis, this time using data that were " a fairer sample of the history of life. " With this new collection of material, they found a complete reversal of the relationship between species richness and temperature from what their previous paper argued: the number of different groups present in the fossil record was higher, rather than lower, during "greenhouse phases. "
Their previous findings rested on an assumption that fossil records can be taken to represent biodiversity changes throughout history. This isn’t necessarily the case, because there are certain periods with higher-quality fossil samples, and some that are much more difficult to sample well. Aware of this bias, Mayhew’s team used data that standardized the number of fossils examined throughout history and accounted for other variables like sea level changes that might influence biodiversity in their new study to see if their old results would hold up.
Two years later, the results did not. But then why doesn’t life increasingly emerge on Earth as our temperatures get warmer? While the switch may prompt some to assert that climate change is not hazardous to living creatures, Mayhew explained that the timescales in his team’s study are huge—over 500 million years—and therefore inappropriate for the shorter periods that we might look at as humans concerned about global warming. Many global warming concerns are focused on the next century, he said—and the lifetime of a species is typically one to 10 million years.
" I do worry that these findings will be used by the climate skeptic community to say ’ look, climate warming is fine,’ he said. Not to mention the numerous other things we seem to do to create a storm of threats to biodiversity—think of what habitat(栖息地)destruction, overfishing, and pollution can do for a species’ viability(生存力). Those things, Mayhew explained, give the organisms a far greater challenge in coping with climate change than they would have had in the absence of humans.
" If we were to relax all these pressures on biodiversity and allow the world to recover over millions of years in a warmer climate, then my prediction is it would be an improvement in biodiversity," he said. So it looks like we need to curb our reckless treatment of the planet first, if we want to eventually see a surge in the number of species on the planet as temperatures get warmer. We don’t have 500 million years to wait.
What is the finding of Peter Mayhew’s recent study?
选项
A、Higher temperature causes the low biodiversity of marine invertebrates.
B、Fossil record can represent a relatively believable history of life.
C、The number of fossils was higher during greenhouse phases.
D、Global warming might promote the richness of species on Earth.
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。本题考查彼得·梅休的最新研究成果。定位句指出,他发现气候变暖可能使得地球上物种的数量增加,故答案为D)。A)“气温升高导致海洋无脊椎动物生物多样性降低”,这是梅休2008年最初的研究结论,故排除;B)“化石记录能表现出相对可信的生物发展历史”,第三段第一句已经指出这是他研究前的假设而不是结论,故排除;C)“温室效应阶段化石数量更多”,第二段最后一句指出,是化石中体现的生物物种更多而不是化石本身的数量更多,故排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Mh27777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Psychologistssuggestthatchildrenwhoareshyaremoreprone____________________________(在以后人生道路上更容易情绪消极和焦虑)
Entertheinformationage.Informationistherawmaterialformanyofthebusinessactivities【C1】______thisnewera,justasir
A、Manywelcometheideaofhavingmorebarsonboard.B、Manyprefertheferrytomaintainitspresentspeed.C、Somesuggestimpr
Organisedvolunteeringandworkexperiencehaslongbeenavitalcompaniontouniversitydegreecourses.Usuallyitisleftto【C
Jazzhasbeencalled"theartofexpressionsettomusic".Ithasfunctionedaspopularartandenjoyedperiodsoffairly【B1】publ
A、Theywereexpensive.B、Noonebelievedthem.C、Theywereunsuccessful.D、Theywereoftennotwelcomed.C文章提到,第一代的绿色广告因为市场营销不佳,
HowtoFixtheRichWorld’sFailingHighSchools?Theweakestandmostvulnerableelementineducation,particularlyinthe
A、Theprofessor’sclassisveryboring.B、Theprofessor’sclassisveryinteresting.C、Onecupofcoffeeisenoughforhimtoke
A、Itwillconfineustothefourwalls.B、Wewillhaveunlimitedfreedom.C、Therichwillbeevenricher.D、Educationwillbewi
随机试题
下述关于埃索美拉唑的使用,不正确的是()。
人力资源管理是从( )出发,为提高其成员的积极性、主动性、创造性和工作绩效,对人力资源的获得、开发、保持、使用、理解、协调和评价等一切对组织的成员成影响的管理思想、理论、决策、方法和实践活动等的总称。
中共中央“十二五”规划建议提出,扩大内需的战略重点是()
某股份公司2008年取得如下经营收入:饮食服务收入150万元,其中包括向客人提供各种烟、饮料等的收入25万元;住宿服务收入200万元,网吧收入80万元;7月1日,台球馆开业,至年底取得收入40万元;美容美发、中医按摩收入130万元(其中包括选派员工在境外提
某银行新推出的一项理财计划明确说明投资者可能面临零收益的投资风险,但银行保证于到期日或自动终止日向投资者,支付100%本金。则据此推断该理财计划属于()。
申公者,鲁人也。高祖过鲁,申公以弟子从师入见高祖于鲁南宫。吕太后时,申公游学长安,与刘郢同师。已而郢为楚王,令申公傅其太子戊。戊不好学,疾申公。及王郢卒,戊立为楚王,胥靡申公。申公耻之,归鲁,退居家教,终身不出门,复谢绝宾客,独王命召之乃往。弟子自远方至受
简述智力的个体差异。
家庭承包的土地承包经营权转让的,原承包方与发包方的承包关系经发包方同意并报乡(镇)人民政府批准后终止。()
公民无权就国家行政机关及其公务员的违法乱纪行为提出申诉、控告和检举,这些是行政监督机关的工作。()
W市的家庭在夏天特别容易发生纠纷,针对这种现象,某空调企业为了促销其产品,做了这样一则广告:“H牌空调能使您家庭更加和睦。”下列属于上述广告假设的是()。①气温与家庭纠纷之间的关系纯属巧合②温度与家庭纠纷之间存在某种确定的关系③人们都希望自己
最新回复
(
0
)