Forests and Global Change (Ecological Reviews) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107614805 ISBN 13: 9781107614802

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume synthesises the numerous ways that forests are responding to global change and includes perspectives on: the role of forests in the global carbon and energy budgets; historical patterns of forest change and diversification; contemporary mechanisms of community assembly and implications of underlying drivers of global change; and the ways in which forests supply ecosystem services that support human lives. The chapters represent case studies drawn from the authors' expertise, highlighting exciting new research and providing information that will be valuable to academics, students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in this field.

About this title

Book Description:

This volume provides valuable information for students, academics and practitioners with an interest in how forests respond to global change phenomena such as climate, atmospheric composition, land-use change and forest fragmentation. Presenting research from temperate and tropical ecosystems, the authors highlight their latest findings from plots, satellites and models.

About the Author:

David A. Coomes is a forest ecologist and conservation biologist working with the forest ecology and conservation group at the University of Cambridge. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Ecology and Biological Reviews and has authored more than 90 papers, including many from his group's work in New Zealand.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107614805
• ISBN 13: 9781107614802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 473
• Editor: Coomes David A., Burslem David F. R. P., Simonson William D.