The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change: Implications for Natural and Managed Ecosystems

Book Overview

This 1999 synthesis summarises the international research effort in the Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Core Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. Five major thematic areas are covered: ecosystem physiology; ecosystem structure and composition; terrestrial production systems; global biogeochemistry; ecological complexity (biodiversity). A summary of the integrated and interactive effects of global change on the terrestrial biosphere for four key regions of the world is presented, as well as a projection of future trends in the terrestrial component of the global carbon cycle. The book also includes a section on tools developed or modified for global change research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521624800
• ISBN13: 9780521624800
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"