Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability in the Americas: Impacts and Adaptations, A Smithsonian Contribution to Knowledge - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0978846079 ISBN 13 : 9780978846077

Editeur : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book compiles the latest research on the effects of climate change on biodiversity in the Americas and the sustainability efforts being made to preserve the ecological integrity of these regions. Scientists working in Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina, the USA, Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica contribute their findings in such varied areas as avian populations, the impacts of climate extremes on biodiversity, carbon storage in tree plantations, and the relationship between precipitation and vegetation. The changing climate and human activity are affecting ecosystems throughout the Americas. Governments, NGOs, industries, and communities need to learn about these changes in order to adapt their planning, infrastructure, and operations to mitigate the loss of biodiversity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Francisco Dallmeier is Director of the Smithsonian's Center for Conservation, Education, and Sustainability. Adam Fenech and Don MacIver are senior scientists with Environment Canada. Robert Szaro is a former chief scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0978846079
• ISBN 13: 9780978846077
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Éditeur: Dallmeier Francisco, Fenech Adam, Maclver Don, Szaro Robert C.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible