Temperature adaptation in a changing climate : nature at risk /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Storey, K. B. (Kenneth B.) (Editor), Tanino, Karen K. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
Series:	CABI climate change series ; 3.
Subjects:	Adaptation (Biology) Biodiversity > Climatic factors. Aquatic Biology and Ecology. Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology) Meteorology and Climate. Plant Disorders and Injuries (Not caused directly by Organisms) Water Resources. Adaptation. Boreal forests. Climatic change. Cold zones. Environmental impact. Forest trees. Forests. Freshwater invertebrates. Global warming. Insects. Marine invertebrates. Marine mammals. Risk assessment. Survival. Trees. Electronic books.
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Table of 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.