Book ID: 92470
Canadell, Joseph G., Diane E. Pataki and Louis F. Pitelka (eds.)
Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. 2007. (Global Change - The IGBP Series). 26 col. illustr. 78 b/w illustr. XXIV, 336 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of globalon terrestrial ecosystems including: key processes of the earth systemsystem such as the CO2 fertilization effect, shifts in disturbances and biome distribution, the saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink, andchanges in functional biodiversity; ecosystem services such theproduction of wheat, pest control, and carbon storage in croplands; andsensitive regions in the world threaten by rapid changes in climate andland use such as high latitudes ecosystems, tropical forest in SoutheastAsia, and ecosystems dominated by Monsoon climate.