Global biodiversity in a changing environment : scenarios for the 21st century / F. Stuart Chapin III, Osvaldo E. Sala, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chapin, F. Stuart, III (Francis Stuart)

Sala, Osvaldo E.

Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth.

Series:

Ecological studies 0070-8356 ; v. 152.

Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; v. 152

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

xii, 376 pages, 9 pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2001]

Summary:

The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Firstly, climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment, ie climate, oceans, and air. And secondly, environmental biologists have addressed issues of conservation and the extinction of species. There is increasing evidence that these two broad concerns are intertwined and mutually dependent. Past changes in biodiversity have both responded to and caused changes in the earths environment. In its discussions of ten key terrestrial biomes and freshwater ecosystems, this volume uses our broad understanding of global environmental change to present the first comprehensive scenarios of biodiversity for the twenty-first century. Combining physical earth science with conservation biology, the book provides a starting-point for regional assessments on all scales. The book will be of interest to those concerned with guiding research on the changing environment of the earth and with planning future policy, especially in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Convention.

Notes:

"With 35 figures, 7 in color."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387952497

0387952861

OCLC:

45862124