Forest & Desert Ecology, Forestry - General & Miscellaneous, Conservation Policies, Environment & Conservation in Forestry, Ecosystems, Environmental Impact & Analysis, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - Climate & Climatology
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Overview
Tropical forests affect climate, and the removal of the forests will change climate. Or not?
This book discusses basic questions on how far, if at all, tropical deforestation leads to climatic change. The question of this uncertainty is particularly addressed. One important consequence of the uncertainties of whether deforestation affects climate is how scientific findings best illuminate the policy-making process.
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Reprinted from a special double issue of Climate Change (vol. 19, nos. 1-2, 1991), investigates whether tropical rain forests affect global weather and, if so, what impact deforestation has already made and is likely to make. Emphasizing the uncertainty of causal links, the 29 articles discuss such topics as the present status of the forests, deforestation and atmospheric carbon dioxide, a management approach to the greenhouse effect, and the possibility of "buying environmental insurance" by paying tropical countries to preserve the rainforests. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 7, 2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
271
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9789048141470