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Climate change biology / by Jonathan A. Newman ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes.
- Natural resources.
- Environmental impact analysis.
- Protected areas.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 289 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : Cabi, [2011]
- Summary:
- While climate change elicits a broad range of opinions--from fervent belief to complete denial--it has nonetheless captured the attention of governments, news media, and citizens. This textbook explores how climate change could affect life in general and human populations. The authors have divided the topic into four major elements: the evidence of climate change and modeling attempts to predict what the future may be; impacts from physiology to evolution; impacts specific to natural resources, agriculture, and forestry; and an overview of current research on impact prediction and the limitations inherent in making those predictions. Authors are Newman, Hunt, and Anand (environmental sciences, U. of Guelph, Canada), Henry (biology, U. of Western Ontario, Canada), and Gedalof (geography, U. of Guelph). The book is intended for use in undergraduate and graduate courses on climate change impact, and for researchers entering the field. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Pt.I Preliminaries : Putting it in perspective : the palaeorecord and climate reconstructions
- Projecting future climates
- Methods for studying the impacts of climatic change
- Pt.II Impacts from physiology to evolution : Physiological responses
- Population responses in time and space
- Community composition and dynamics
- Ecosystem responses
- Evolutionary responses to climatic change
- Pt.III Applications : Responses by soil organisms
- The future of forest productivity
- The future of agricultural production
- Impacts on biodiversity
- Pt.V Final considerations : Multiple stressors
- The limits of science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Thea Marie Garfield Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1845936701
- 9781845936709
- 9781845937485
- 1845937481
- OCLC:
- 609538519
- Publisher Number:
- 99944932924
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