http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
scaling ecological energetics from organism to biosphere
1 online resource (xxiii, 677 pages) : illustrations
The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change: Scaling Ecological Energetics from Organism to the Biosphere, Second Edition examines the global carbon cycle and energy balance of the biosphere, following carbon and energy through increasingly complex levels of metabolism-from cells to ecosystems. Utilizing scientific explanations, analyses of ecosystem functions, extensive references, and cutting-edge examples of energy flow in ecosystems, this is an essential resource to aid in understanding the scientific basis of the role of ecological systems in climate change. Includes new chapters on dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle, climate models and projections, and managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle.
Timeline of major international programs about the Earth's biosphere and climate -- An introduction to ecological energetics and the global carbon cycle -- Timeline of the physical and chemical bases of energy -- The physical and chemical bases of energy -- Timeline of major developments in the field of energy exchange between organisms and the environment -- Energy relationships between organisms and their environment -- Timeline of major developments in the field of biological energy transformations by plants -- Biological energy transformations by plants -- Timeline of major developments in the field of energy processing by animals -- Energy processing by animals -- Timeline of major developments in the field of species adaptations to their environment -- Species adaptations to their energy environment -- Timeline of major developments in the field of food chain and trophic level transfers -- Food chains and trophic level transfers -- Timeline of major developments in the field of energy flow in ecosystems -- Energy flow in ecosystems -- Timeline of developments in the field of ecosystem productivity -- Ecosystem productivity -- Timeline of developments in the field of the global carbon cycle -- The global carbon cycle and the biosphere -- Timeline of anthropogenic alterations to the global carbon cycle -- Anthropogenic alterations to the global carbon cycle and climate change -- Timeline of properties of the global carbon cycle -- Dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle -- Timeline of major developments in the development of climate models -- Climate and climate models -- Timeline of managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle -- Managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle -- Timeline of major developments in the field of carbon, climate change, and public policy -- Carbon, climate change, and public policy.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.