Climate Change: Biological and Human Aspects

ISBN-13: 9781107603561 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 582 str.

Jonathan Cowie

Opis

Fully updated, substantially expanded, new edition of acclaimed textbook for life science and Earth science students and scientists and policymakers.

Recenzje

'This book presents, in reader-friendly language, an immense amount of information taken from primary literature from a great variety of disciplines connected with the study of climate change and its impacts. It is thus an invaluable reference not only for undergraduate students, but also for scientists.' Simone Fattorini, Biological Conservation

Spis treści

1. An introduction to climate change; 2. Principal indicators of past climates; 3. Past climate change; 4. The Oligocene to the Quaternary: climate and biology; 5. Present climate and biological change; 6. Current warming and likely future impacts; 7. The human ecology of climate change; 8. Sustainability and policy; Appendix 1. Glossary and abbreviations; Appendix 2. Bio-geological chronology; Appendix 3. Calculations of energy demand/supply and orders of magnitude; Appendix 4. Further thoughts for consideration; Index.