Ecological impacts of climate change /

The world's climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world. In this book, the National Research Council provi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260481
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Documented Current Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
  • Examples of Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
  • Lessons from the Distant Past
  • Impacts of Future Climate Changes
  • REFERENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
  • Appendix A The Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
  • Appendix B Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Member Biographies