| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 336 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Global change--the IGBP series |
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Global change--the IGBP series.
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| Contents |
Global change and the Earth System -- Global Ecology, Networks, and Research Synthesis / Louis F. Pitelka, Josep G. Canadell and Diane E. Pataki -- Carbon and Water Cycles in the 21st Century -- CO 2 Fertilization: When, Where, How Much? / Christian Körner, Jack Morgan and Richard Norby -- Ecosystem Responses to Warming and Interacting Global Change Factors / Richard J. Norby, Lindsey E. Rustad, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Dennis S. Ojima [and 4 others] -- Insights from Stable Isotopes on the Role of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Global Carbon Cycle / Diane E. Pataki, Chun-Ta Lai, Charles D. Keeling and James R. Ehleringer -- Effects of Urban Land-Use Change on Biogeochemical Cycles / Richard V. Pouyat, Diane E. Pataki, Kenneth T. Belt, Peter M. Groffman, John Hom and Lawrence E. Band -- Saturation of the Terrestrial Carbon Sink / Josep G. Canadell, Diane E. Pataki, Roger Gifford, Richard A. Houghton, Yiqi Luo [and 3 others] |
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Changing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning -- Functional Diversity -- at the Crossroads between Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Filters / Sandra Díaz, Sandra Lavorel, F. Stuart Chapin III, Paula A. Tecco, Diego E. Gurvich and Karl Grigulis -- Linking Plant Invasions to Global Environmental Change / Montserrat Vilà, Jeffrey D. Corbin, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Joan Pino and Stanley D. Smith -- Plant Biodiversity and Responses to Elevated Carbon Dioxide / Catherine Potvin, F. Stuart Chapin III, Andrew Gonzalez, Paul Leadley, Peter Reich and Jacques Roy -- Predicting the Ecosystem Consequences of Biodiversity Loss: the Biomerge Framework / Shahid Naeem, Robert Colwell, Sandra Díaz, Jennifer Hughes, Claire Jouseau [and 4 others] |
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Landscapes under Changing Disturbance Regimes -- Plant Species Migration as a Key Uncertainty in Predicting Future Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems: Progress and Challenges / Guy F. Midgley, Wilfried Thuiller and Steven I. Higgins -- Understanding Global Fire Dynamics by Classifying and Comparing Spatial Models of Vegetation and Fire / Robert E. Keane, Geoffrey J. Cary, Ian D. Davies, Michael D. Flannigan [and 5 others] -- Plant Functional Types: Are We Getting Any Closer to the Holy Grail? / Sandra Lavorel, Sandra Díaz, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Eric Garnier, Sandy P. Harrison [and 5 others] -- Spatial Nonlinearities: Cascading Effects in the Earth System / Debra P.C. Peters, Roger A. Pielke Sr., Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Craig D. Allen [and 2 others] -- Dynamic Global Vegetation Modeling: Quantifying Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses to Large-Scale Environmental Change / I. Colin Prentice, Alberte Bondeau, Wolfgang Cramer, Sandy P. Harrison, Thomas Hickler [and 4 others] |
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Managing Ecosystem Services -- Wheat Production Systems and Global Climate Change / John R. Porter, Pete D. Jamieson and Peter R. Grace -- Pests Under Global Change -- Meeting Your Future Landlords? / Robert W. Sutherst, Richard H.A. Baker, Stella M. Coakley and Richard Harrington -- Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential in Agricultural Soils / Pete Smith, Pete Falloon, Uwe Franko, Martin Körschens, Rattan Lal, Keith Paustian [and 4 others] -- Carbon and Water Tradeoffs in Conversions to Forests and Shrublands / Robert B. Jackson, Kathleen A. Farley, William A. Hoffmann, Esteban G. Jobbágy and Rebecca L. McCulley -- Natural and Human Dimensions of Land Degradation in Drylands: Causes and Consequences / James F. Reynolds, Fernando T. Maestre, Paul R. Kemp, D. Mark Stafford-Smith and Eric Lambin |
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Regions under Stress -- Southeast Asian Fire Regimes and Land Development Policy / Daniel Murdiyarso and Louis Lebel -- Global Change Impacts on Agroecosystems of Eastern China / Guangzhou Zhou, Shaoling Peng, Li Zhou, Yuhui Wang and Zhenzhu Xu -- Terrestrial Ecosystems in Monsoon Asia: Scaling up from Shoot Module to Watershed / Takashi Kohyama, Jotaro Urabe, Kouki Hikosaka, Hideaki Shibata, Takahito Yoshioka [and 3 others] -- Responses of High Latitude Ecosystems to Global Change: Potential Consequences for the Climate System / A. David McGuire, F.S. Chapin III, Christian Wirth, Mike Apps, Jagtar Bhatti [and 8 others] -- Future Directions: the Global Land Project -- The Future Research Challenge: the Global Land Project / Dennis S. Ojima, William J. McConnell, Emilio Moran, Billie L. Turner III [and 3 others] |
| Summary |
Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems. The book also explores fundamental new research developments such as identifying spatial thresholds and nonlinearities and the key role of urban development in global biogeochemical processes |
| Analysis |
ECOSYSTEMS |
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CLIMATIC CHANGE |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Organization) cct |
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Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Organization) fast |
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Ecosystem management.
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Climatic changes.
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Climate Change
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climate change.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Ecosystem management.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Environnement.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Climatic changes
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Ecosystem management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Canadell, Josep G.
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Pataki, D. E. (Diane E.)
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Pitelka, Louis.
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| LC no. |
2006922797 |
| ISBN |
9783540327301 |
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3540327304 |
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3540327290 |
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9783540327295 |
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9786610745241 |
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6610745242 |
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