Global change and terrestrial ecosystems

Description:

How will the world's vegetation, from 'natural' ecosystems to intensively managed agricultural systems, be affected by changes in land use, the composition of gases in the atmosphere, and climate? 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 programme designed to answer the following questions: what will happen to our ability to produce food and fibre, and what effects will there be on biological diversity under rapid environmental change? How will these changes to terrestrial ecosystems feed back to further environmental change? Among the special features of the book are descriptions of a dynamic global vegetation model, developing generic crop models and a special section on the emerging discipline of global ecology.

subjects: Global warming,  Climatic changes,  Environmental studies,  Crops and climate,  Plant ecophysiology,  International Geosphere--Biosphere Program "Global Changes",  Vegetation and climate,  Ecosystem management,  Végétation et climat,  Climat,  Changements,  Plantes,  Écophysiologie,  Cultures et climat,  Écosystèmes,  Gestion,  Écologie végétale,  Plantes, Effets du réchauffement de la terre sur les,  Changement global (Environnement),  Changement climatique,  Effets sur l'environnement,  Ecosystèmes terrestres,  Production agricole,  Agronomie,  Klimaatveranderingen,  Milieuverandering,  Terrestrische ecologie,  Bioclimatologia,  Effets du climat,  Agroclimatologie,  Gestion des écosystèmes,  International Geosphere-Biosphere Program "Global Changes.",  Programme international géosphère-biosphère,  International Geosphere-Biosphere Program "Global Changes"