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Springer Global Biodiversity In A Changing Environment Scenarios For The 21St Century 2001 Edition by F.Stuart Chapin Osvaldo E. Sala Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald
The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Firstly climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment ie climate oceans and air. And secondly environmental biologists have addressed issues of conservation and the extinction of species. There is increasing evidence that these two broad concerns are intertwined and mutually dependent. Past changes in biodiversity have both responded to and caused changes in the earths environment. In its discussions of ten key terrestrial biomes and freshwater ecosystems this volume uses our broad understanding of global environmental change to present the first comprehensive scenarios of biodiversity for the twenty-first century. Combining physical earth science with conservation biology the book provides a starting-point for regional assessments on all scales. The book will be of interest to those concerned with guiding research on the changing environment of the earth and with planning future policy especially in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Convention. Table of contents : Preface * The Future of Biodiversity in a Changing World (F.S. Chapin III O.E. Sala E. and Huber-Sannwald) * Modeling the Response of Vegetation Distribution and Biodiversity to Climate Change (M. Sykes and A. Haxeltine) * The Use of Global Change Scenarios to Determine Changes in Species and Habitats (R. Leemans) * Soil Biodiversity (D.H. Wall G. Adams and A.N. Parsons) * Arctic and Alpine Tundra (M.D. Walker W.A. Gould and F.S. Chapin III * Boreal Forest (F.S. Chapin III and K. Danell * Temperate Grasslands (O.E. Sala) * Tropical Savanna (B. Walker ) * Mediterranean-Climate Ecosystems (H.A. Mooney M.T.K. Arroyo W.J. Bond J. Canadell R.J. Hobbs S. Lavorel and R.P. Neilson * Deserts (L.F. Huenneke) * Temperate Forests Of North And South America (J. Armesto R. Rozzi and J. Caspersen) * Tropical Forests (R. Dirzo) * Lakes (D. Lodge) * Fish Diversity in Streams and Rivers (L. Poff P.L. Angermeier S.D. Cooper P.S. Lake K.D. Fausch K.O. Winemiller L.A.K. Mertes M.W. Oswood J. Reynolds and F.J. Rahel * Conclusions and Synthesis (O.E. Sala F.S. Chapin III and E. Huber-Sannwald)