Climate change : biological and human aspects

Jonathan Cowie

In recent years climate change has become recognised as the foremost environmental problem of the twenty-first century. Not only will climate change potentially affect the multibillion dollar energy strategies of countries worldwide, but it also could seriously affect many species, including our own. A fascinating introduction to the subject, this textbook provides a broad review of past, present and likely future climate change from the viewpoints of biology, ecology and human ecology. It will be of interest to a wide range of people, from students in the life sciences who need a brief overview of the basics of climate science, to atmospheric science, geography, and environmental science students who need to understand the biological and human ecological implications of climate change. It will also be a valuable reference for those involved in environmental monitoring, conservation, policy-making and policy lobbying.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. An introduction to climate change
  • 2. Principal indicators of past climates
  • 3. Past climate change
  • 4. The Oligocene to the Quaternary: climate and biology
  • 5. Present climate and biological change
  • 6. Current warming and likely future impacts
  • 7. Human ecology of climate change
  • 8. Sustainability and policy
  • Appendix 1. Glossary and acronyms
  • Appendix 2. Bio-geological timescale
  • Appendix 3. Calculations of energy demand/supply, and orders of magnitude
  • Index.

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書名 Climate change : biological and human aspects
著作者等 Cowie Jonathan
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 2007
ページ数 xvi, 487 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 9780521696197
9780521873994
NCID BA82413833
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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