Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World
Autor: | Josep G. Canadell, Diane E. Pataki, Louis F. Pitelka |
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EAN: | 9783540327301 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 10.01.2007 |
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Schlagworte: | biodiversity biome carbon dioxide carbon sink climate ecology ecosystem ecosystems environment environmental change forest migration terrestrial ecosystem terrestrial ecosystems vegetation |
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This book examines the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on impacts of atmospheric, climate and land use change, and the book discusses the future challenges and the scientific frameworks to address them. Finally, the book explores fundamental new research developments and the need for stronger integration of natural and human dimensions in addressing the challenge of global change.
Josep Candadell
Science officer of the global change and terrestrial ecosystems (GCTE) core project of IGBP at Standford University, and executive officer of GCTE at CSIRO-Australia. Currently, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, a joint project of IGBP, IHDP, WCRP, and Diversitas
Diane Pataki
Former Scientific Officer for GCTE Focus 1, Ecosystem Physiology, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA. Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine, jointly in the Department of Earth System Science and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Louis Pitelka
Chief Science Advisory for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Competitive Grants Program. Former Chair of the Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems core project of IGBP. Involved in research on the effects of global change on terrestrial ecosystems since 1990. Former Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Applications