Climate Change Biology - Hardcover

Newman, Jonathan A.; Gedalof, Ze'ev; Hunt, Shelley L.; Anand, Madhur; Henry, Hugh A. L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845937481 ISBN 13: 9781845937485

Publisher: CABI, 2011

Synopsis

Climate change has moved from a contested phenomenon to the top of the agenda at global summits. Climate Change Biology is the first major textbook to address the critical issue of how climate change may affect life on the planet, and particularly its impact on human populations. Presented in three parts, the first deals extensively with the physical evidence of climate change and various modelling efforts to predict its future. Biological responses are then addressed from the individual's physiology to populations and ecosystems, and further to considering adaptation and evolution. The final section examines the specific impact climate change may have on natural resources, particularly as these relate to human livelihood.

This volume will be a useful asset to the growing number of both undergraduate and graduate courses on impacts of climate change, as well as providing a succinct overview for researchers new to the field.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan A. Newman is at the Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Canada.

Review:

"In summary, this book is a real challenge for all those working along the human food chain and it will be very helpful for students in biology who are interested in aspects of climate change. It is also fruitful for teachers in this field and researchers in different fields of the life sciences such as plant breeding, plant cultivation, animal physiology, nutrition and health." (Gerhard Flachowsky, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Germany 2012-01-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845937481
• ISBN 13: 9781845937485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288