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Overview
In past decades and in association with a continuing global industrial development, the global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has been rising. Among the many predictions made concerning this disturbing trend is global warming sufficient to melt polar ice-caps thereby dramatically altering existing shorelines. This book will help fill an obvious gap in the carbon dioxide debate by substituting date for speculation.*
* Includes contributions from leading authorities around the world
* Serves as a companion to Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems
* The first book of its kind to explore evolutionary responses of both populations and communities to elevated carbon dioxide
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing at an accelerating rate. As global levels of CO2 increase, communities of plants and animals will respond significantly to these changes. The first of its kind, this book focuses on responses of populations and communities, as well as the resulting evolutionary responses, to elevated carbon dioxide levels. Serving as a companion to Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems, this book reflects the expertise of an international team of researchers assembled to explore the important impacts of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
As carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, Carbon Dioxide, Populations, and Communities will become increasingly important as a source of baseline information on the effects of and responses to this invisible and critical greenhouse gas.
Booknews
Twenty-eight essays surveying plant and ecosystem responses to rising global levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The discussions center around the expected evolutionary processes and adaptions required to survive the greenhouse, detailing population-level responses, community-level responses, organismic interactions, and theories of variation, modeling, and problems in both. A range of species and landscapes are considered from the vegetation of Europe to grasslands and tropical environments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)