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Climate change and the impact of climate change will, if it happens, affect societies all over the world, not only in the Southern Hemisphere or at shallow coasts, but worldwide. This includes direct changes because of temperature and precipitation changes, as well as indirect changes such as vegetation belts. In addition, generally overlooked phenomena such as microbiological changes may occur, as C02 is an important factor for several enzyme reactions, not only in the higher biota, but also in bacteria and viruses.
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Smolka, P., Volkheimer, W. (2000). Introduction. In: Smolka, P., Volkheimer, W. (eds) Southern Hemisphere Paleo- and Neoclimates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59694-0_1
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