Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes: The Spatial and Evolutionary Responses of Terrestrial Biota
Brian Huntley, Wolfgang Cramer, Alan V. Morgan, Honor C. Prentice, Judy R. M. Allen (auth.), Prof. Brian Huntley, Prof. Wolfgang Cramer, Prof. Alan V. Morgan, Prof. Honor C. Prentice, Dr. Judy R. M. Allen (eds.)
Numerous experts including ecologists, geneticists, paleontologists and climatologists, investigate the response of terrestrial organisms to changes in their environment. The volume comprises an introductory and a final chapter by the editors as well as another 35 contributions. These are divided into six sections: 1. past environmental changes - the late-Quaternary; 2. spatial responses to past changes; 3. mechanisms enabling spatial responses; 4. evolutionary responses to past changes; 5. mechanisms enabling evolutionary responses; 6. predicted future environmental changes and simulated responses. The overwhelming and unanimous conclusion of all contributors is that forecasted global environmental changes pose a severe threat to the integrity of ecosystems worldwide and to the survival of at least some species.
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Tahun:
1997
Penerbit:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
519
ISBN 10:
3642605990
ISBN 13:
9783642605994
Nama siri:
NATO ASI Series 47
Fail:
PDF, 9.06 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1997
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