Temperature adaptation in a changing climate : nature at risk / edited by Kenneth B. Storey and Karen K. Tanino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

C.A.B. International.

Storey, K. B. (Kenneth B.)

Tanino, Karen K.

Series:

CABI climate change series ; 3.

CABI climate change series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity--Climatic factors.

Biodiversity.

Adaptation (Biology).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 239 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book contains 16 chapters dealing with the impact of global climate change on non-human life on Earth, particularly on the effects of global warming on species that currently depend on cool or cold conditions for survival. These organisms include insects, freshwater and marine invertebrates, marine mammals, and boreal forest trees. The degree of effects and adaptation strategies are covered. It also includes multiple analyses across microbial, plant, and animal systems to investigate temperature adaptation in a changing climate.

Contents:

Introduction : Nature at Risk / Kenneth B. Storey and Karen K. Tanino

Temperature Perception and Signal Transduction : Mechanisms Across Multiple Organisms / Steven Penfield, Sarah Kendall and Dana MacGregor

Microorganisms and Plants : a Photosynthetic Perspective / Rachael M. Morgan-Kiss and Jenna M. Dolhi

Insects / Steven L. Chown

Temperature Adaptation in Changing Climate : Marine Fish and Invertebrates / Doris Abele

Fish : Freshwater Ecosystems / Tommi Linnansaari and Richard A. Cunjak

Strategies of Molecular Adaptation to Climate Change : The Challenges for Amphibians and Reptiles / Kenneth B. Storey and Janet M. Storey

The Relationship between Climate Warming and Hibernation in Mammals / Craig L. Frank

On Thin Ice : Marine Mammals and Climate Change / Michael Castellini

Climate Change and Plant Diseases / Denis A. Gaudet, Anne-Marte Tronsmo and André Laroche

Trees and Boreal Forests / J.E. Olsen and Y.K. Lee

The Paradoxical Increase in Freezing Injury in a Warming Climate : Frost as a Driver of Change in Cold Climate Vegetation / Marilyn C. Ball, Daniel Harris-Pascal, J.J.G. Egerton and Thomas Lenné

Annual Field Crops / Klára Kosová and Ilja Tom Prášil

Perennial Field Crops / Annick Bertrand

The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Temperate Zone Woody Perennial Crops / H.A. Quamme and D. Neilsen

Conclusion : Temperature Adaptation Across Organisms / Karen K. Tanino.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Temperature adaptation in a changing climate.

ISBN:

1-84593-822-4

1845939352

9781845939359

OCLC:

768135231

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.