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Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes
. Ed(S): Huntley, Brian; Cramer, Wolfgang; Morgan, Alan V.; Prentice, Honor C.; Allen, Judy R.M.
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Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes: The Spatial and Evolutionary Responses of Terrestrial Biota", held at Crieff, Scotland, June 26-30, 1995 Editor(s): Huntley, Brian; Cramer, Wolfgang; Morgan, Alan V.; Prentice, Honor C.; Allen, Judy R.M. Series: NATO ASI Subseries I. Num Pages: 523 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
Numerous experts including ecologists, geneticists, paleontologists and climatologists, investigate the response of terrestrial organisms to changes in their environment. The volume comprises an introductory and a final chapter by the editors as well as another 35 contributions. These are divided into six sections: 1. past environmental changes - the late-Quaternary; 2. spatial responses to past changes; 3. mechanisms enabling spatial responses; 4. evolutionary responses to past changes; 5. mechanisms enabling evolutionary responses; 6. predicted future environmental changes and simulated responses. The overwhelming and unanimous conclusion of all contributors is that forecasted global environmental changes pose a severe threat to the ... Read more
Numerous experts including ecologists, geneticists, paleontologists and climatologists, investigate the response of terrestrial organisms to changes in their environment. The volume comprises an introductory and a final chapter by the editors as well as another 35 contributions. These are divided into six sections: 1. past environmental changes - the late-Quaternary; 2. spatial responses to past changes; 3. mechanisms enabling spatial responses; 4. evolutionary responses to past changes; 5. mechanisms enabling evolutionary responses; 6. predicted future environmental changes and simulated responses. The overwhelming and unanimous conclusion of all contributors is that forecasted global environmental changes pose a severe threat to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
523
Condition
New
Series
NATO ASI Subseries I
Number of Pages
523
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642644719
SKU
V9783642644719
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