Screen LibraryClimate change, ecology, and systematics
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Systematics Association special volume ; 78 |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 524 p., [12] p. of col. plates: ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521766098 (hardback) 0521766095 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | P467 |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Call Number: | P467/C639-14 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Part I. Introduction: 1. Integrating ecology and systematics in climate change research -- 2. Climate modelling and deep time climate change -- 3. The perils of addressing long term challenges in a short term world: making descriptive taxonomy predictive -- Part II. Adaptation, Speciation and Extinction: 4. Global climate and extinction: evidence from the fossil record -- 5. Long term fluctuations in atmospheric CO₂ concentration influence plant speciation rate -- 6. Wood anatomy and climate change -- 7. Savanna biome evolution, climate change and the ecological expansion of C4 grasses -- "Climate change has shaped life in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Understanding the interactions between climate and biodiversity is a complex challenge to science. With contributions from 60 key researchers, this book examines the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth. It discusses the latest research within the fields of ecology and systematics, highlighting the increasing integration of their approaches and methods. Topics covered include the influence of climate change on evolutionary and ecological processes such as adaptation |