Climate change biology /

Climate change biology is a new discipline, born of the recognition that human-induced climate change is resulting in wholesale shifts in the distributions of species and the timing of biological events. The evidence for biological upheaval in response to climate change is immense. Migratory species...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hannah, Lee Jay (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Burlington, MA : Academic Press, ©2011.
Subjects:	Climatic changes. Natural resources. Environmental impact analysis. Protected areas. Environmental impact statements. Climat > Changements. Ressources naturelles. Environnement > Études d'impact. Aires protégées. climate change. natural resources. environmental impact statements. protected areas. SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental) NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness. NATURE > Ecology. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology. Environmental impact statements Climatic changes Environmental impact analysis Natural resources Protected areas Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION; The changing climate around us.; What is climate change?; The role of climate in ecology and biogeography. SECTION 2 LESSONS FROM THE PAST; Extinctions and other effects in deep time; Terrestrial plant and animal responses; Marine species and ecosystem changes; Freshwater species and ecosystem changes SECTION 3 THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE; Changes in species? ranges; Changes in timing and process: phenology; Ecosystem impacts SECTION 4 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE; Models of climate and species response; Simulating ecosystem response: dynamic vegetation models; Predictions based on ecological theory; Estimating extinction risk from climate change SECTION 5 IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION; Protected areas and connectivity; Marine protected areas; Conservation in farmlands and ranchlands SECTION 6 FINDING SOLUTIONS: INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND ACTION; Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sinks and solutions; Land use and biodiversity implications of energy options; Conclusion: Biodiversity in a greenhouse or a cool planet?