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Global Change and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Achievements and Challenges Relié – 7 janvier 2011
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This book provides the depth of the history of global ecologyand reviews the breadth of the ideas being studied today. Eachchapter starts with a brief narrative about a scientist whose worktraces forward into today s issues in globalecosystems. The discussions are framed in a growingrealization that we may be altering the way our planet functionsalmost before we have gained the necessary knowledge of how itworks at all.
- Nombre de pages de l'édition imprimée216 pages
- LangueAnglais
- ÉditeurWiley–Blackwell
- Date de publication7 janvier 2011
- Dimensions16.51 x 2.03 x 24.38 cm
- ISBN-101444337211
- ISBN-13978-1444337211
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Revue de presse
There is a wealth of both historical and contemporaryinformation in this 242–page book which is well illustrated withcolour diagrams and a bibliography for each chapter. Itprovides a sound introduction to the science of globalenvironmental change and all its complexities and thus constitutesa useful undergraduate text book. (BritishEcological Society Bulletin, 1 March 2012)
"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower–division undergraduates throughprofessionals/practitioners." (Choice, 1 August 2011)
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This book provides the depth of the history of global ecologyand reviews the breadth of the ideas being studied today. Eachchapter starts with a brief narrative about a scientist whose worktraces forward into today′s issues in global ecosystems. Thediscussions are framed in a growing realization that we may bealtering the way our planet functions almost before we have gainedthe necessary knowledge of how it works at all.
Biographie de l'auteur
Ian Woodward is a plant ecologist interested in theimpacts of climate and changing carbon dioxide concentrations onplants and vegetation. His research on global climate changemakes extensive uses of dynamic global vegetation models.
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- Éditeur : Wiley–Blackwell (7 janvier 2011)
- Langue : Anglais
- Relié : 216 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1444337211
- ISBN-13 : 978-1444337211
- Poids de l'article : 634 g
- Dimensions : 16.51 x 2.03 x 24.38 cm
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Shugart and Woodward are leading academics in ecology and this book looks at ecology and global biospheres in the context of global climate change - it takes the form of a collection of academic papers, each of which stand alone and provide a useful insight - e.g. meeting the climate change challenge or climate change futures. As I biogeograper and climatologist, I found the book fascinating.... but not a book for light, general reading....
I was particularly interested in the chapters about vegetation and importance of plants in the earth's future survival, where global warming is concerned. The predictions about the concentrations of vegetation on the world maps was very enlightening.
I was impressed with the book, overall and would recommend it. It is very informative and worth buying.
The book is divided into 8 main chapters, each with subsections within them. Every chapter begins with a quote and some information about a scientist(s) that has been involved in the topic area.
1. Climate change: ecology's big question.
Nice short introductory chapter with some information on the history of studies and major developments in the
environmental biogeography area.
2. The Kaleidoscope of past vegetation patterns.
Short chapter with information on vegetation in the past and climatic fluctuations over time.
3. The complication of time and space scales.
The issues of analysing global change taking into account time and space scales. Ecological models for global vegetation and climate studies (homogeneous, mosaic and interactive landscape models).
4. Meeting the climate change challenge.
History of the concept of "greenhouse warning" and the challenges of predicting what could happen. Examples of mosaic and homogeneous landscape models.
5. Dynamic vegetation modelling using individual-based models.
The background of climate change prediction and models used to simulate the vegetation response to changes and differences in climates. The history, structure and development of Gap models and their application to global climate change assessments.
6. Vegetation futures and the rise of dynamic global vegetation models.
Development of dynamic global vegetation models and future vegetation trends.
7. Climate-changed futures - how different will they be?
The differences in the projections for the future including the view from IPCC and their expectations.
8. Climate change and global plant diversity.
The benefits of understanding the relationship between climate and plant diversity. How vegetation productivity is linked with global and regional patterns of plant diversity.
Overall, I think it is an interesting book that flows from the history of our knowledge about the global terrestrial biosphere to current issues and the future. However, I didn't find it an easy read and it does take a lot of concentration to read and understand some of the sections. That is not necessarily a bad thing as it contains a lot of detail and could be very useful for people studying vegetation, climate change or dynamic modelling. Unfortunately some of the figures are too small and seem quite squashed. There are some really interesting maps and images that would benefit from being larger as then we could see the detail within the maps and imagery more clearly. Therefore for that reason I can only give it 4 out of 5 stars.