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Climate change and its biological consequences
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- Creator
- David M. Gates
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [1993]
- ©1993
- Physical Details
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- 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780878932245, 0878932240
- OCLC
- ocm26855157
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269) and index.
- Ch. 1. Climate Change: Cause and Evidence. Evidence for Global Warming. The Earth's Energy Balance. Greenhouse Gases. Climate Forcing Factors and Feedbacks. Global Climate Models. Future Climate Projections: Evidence to Date. The Rest of the Story -- Ch. 2. Past Climates. Proxy Thermometry and Age. Sun-Earth Geometry and Climate. Ancient Climates. The Younger Dryas Event. The Little Ice Age. Changing Communities -- Ch. 3. Plant Physiognomy and Physiology. Plant Demand for Water and Energy. Plant Physiognomy. Plant Physiology. Causes of Forest Decline. Fire. Phenology. Once and Future Vegetation Patterns -- Ch. 4. Past Vegetational Changes. Vegetation Migration in North America. Vegetation Responses to the Younger Dryas Event. Plant-Climate Response Surfaces. Boreal Forest Movement. Rates for Individual Species. Lessons for the Future -- Ch. 5. Forest Models and the Future. Forest Modeling. Simulated Forest Futures. Other Forest Gap Modeling. Forest Sensitivity to Temperature Change. Empirical Modeling. Forests and Other Organisms -- Ch. 6. Ecosystems. Ecosystems. Ecosystem Responses to Climate. Loss of Species Diversity. Birds. Mammals. Reptiles. Amphibians. Fish. Insects. The Great Lakes Ecosystems. Lakes of the Central Boreal Forest. Sea Level Rise and Wetland Loss. Ozone Depletion, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Life. The Antarctic Ecosystems -- Ch. 7. Agriculture, Droughts, and El Nino. Crop Modeling. Climate Change Scenarios. Crop Model Results. Wheat Production in North America. Irrigation Water Requirements in the Great Plains. California Agriculture Yields and Climate Change. The MINK Region. Climate Impacts on Pest-Plant Interactions. Livestock and Climate Change. Drought -- Ch. 8. What to Do? Strategies. Technological Fixes. Into the Future