Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Book Series) [Paperback]

Brian H. Walker (Editor), Will Steffen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0521578108 | ISBN-13: 978-0521578103

This major new book presents a collection of essays by leading authorities who address the current state of knowledge. The chapters bring together the early results of an international scientific research program designed to address what will happen to our ability to produce food and fiber, and what effects there will be on biological diversity under rapid environmental change. This book addresses how these changes to terrestrial ecosystems will feed back to further environmental change. International in scope, this state-of-the-art assessment will interest policymakers, students and scientists interested in global change, climate change and biodiversity. Special features include descriptions of a dynamic global vegetation model, developing generic crop models and a special section on the emerging discipline of global ecology.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a very useful compendium of articles on all aspects of the relationship between climate change and the health of ecosystems...Taken together, the various chapters represent one of the best collections of review articles on the science of climate change and the implications for terrestrial ecosystems...[T]he book is highly recommended." The Quarterly Review of Biology

"The book focuses on what we need to know in order to understand our planet better...there is much variation in the value of its 28 chapters, which are arranged in five sections (Ecosystem physiology; Ecosystem structure; Agriculture, forestry and soils; Ecological complexity; and Earth system science)." William H. Schlesinger, American Scientist

"Many of the chapters will be of interest to researchers beyond climate change, especially those with a general interest in landscape and ecosystem dynamics, modelling, and analysis." Environments

Book Description

The chapters of this analysis bring together the early results of an international scientific research program designed to address what will happen to our ability to produce food and fiber, and what effects there will be on biological diversity under rapid environmental change.

Product Details

• Paperback: 637 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521578108
• ISBN-13: 978-0521578103
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,031,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)