Synopses & Reviews
The concepts and concerns regarding the global effects of greenhouse gases have gained increased visibility in newspapers and scientific journals worldwide. Consequently, these concerns are now being translated intobig-science projects in an attempt to better understand the processes and impact of changes in certain biological and climatic systems. This special volume of Advances in Ecological Research brings together eight chapters which propose and demonstrate the two major components of current climate change research: future predictions, and the interdisciplinary approach. The collaborative research efforts of climatologists, atmospheric scientists, terrestrial and marine ecologists are presented in this informative sourcebook with an emphasis on recent international projects designed under the aegis of the World Climate Research and International Geosphere Biosphere Programmes.
Table of Contents
S.H. Schneider, The Climatic Response to Greenhouse Gases.
C.M. Goodess and J.P. Palutikof, The Development of Regional Climate Scenarios and the Ecological Impact of Greenhouse Gas Warming.
M. Parry, The Potential Effect of Climate Changes on Agricultural and Land Use.
T.M. Smith, H.H. Shugart, G.B. Bonan, and J.B. Smith, Modeling the Potential Response of Vegetation to Global Climate Change.
M.E. Cammell and J.D. Knight, Effects of Climatic Change on the Population Dynamics of Crop Pests.
J.M. Anderson, Responses of Soils to Climate Change.
P.M. Holligan and W.A. Reiners, Predicting the Responses of the Coastal Zone to Global Change.
J.M. Adams and F.I. Woodward, The Past as a Key to the Future: The Use of Palaeoenvironmental Understanding to Predict the Effects of Man on the Biosphere.