Frontiers in understanding climate change and polar ecosystems : report of a workshop

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Creator: Committee for the Workshop on Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems, Polar Research Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Format: Books
Language: English
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Workshop on Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems

National Research Council (U.S.). Polar Research Board
Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011]

©2011
Physical Details: x, 76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
ISBNs: 9786613135124, 0309210887, 0309210879, 9780309210881, 1283135124, 0309210909, 9780309210874
OCLC: ocn720640005, ocn923283477, ocn729589924

1. Introduction: Workshop themes; Plenary presentations: recent insights in polar ecosystem science -- 2. Frontier Questions In Climate Change And Polar Ecosystems: Will a rapidly shrinking cryosphere tip polar ecosystems into new states?; What are the key polar ecosystem processes that will be the "First Responders" to climate forcing?; What are the bi-directional gateways and feedbacks between the poles and the global climate system?; How is climate change altering biodiversity in Polar regions and what will be the regional and global impacts?; How will increases in human activities intensify ecosystem impacts in the Polar regions? -- 3. Methods And Technologies To Address The Frontier Questions: Emerging technologies; Sustained long-term observations; Data synthesis and management; Science-to-society interface: data dissemination and outreach -- 4. Final Thoughts -- Appendixes: A. Workshop agenda & statement of task; B. Plenary abstracts; C. Participants; D. Biographical sketches of committee members

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