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Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment

Scenarios for the 21st Century

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Editors:
  1. F. Stuart Chapin

    1. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA

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  2. Osvaldo E. Sala

    1. Department of Ecology and IFEVA Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aisres, Argentina

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  3. Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald

    1. Departmento de Ingeniería Ambiental y Manejo de Recursos Naturales, Instituto Potosino de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, San Luis Potosí, SLP, México

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 152)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Future of Biodiversity in a Changing World

    • F. Stuart Chapin III, Osvaldo E. Sala, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Rik Leemans
    Pages 1-4

  3. Modeling the Response of Vegetation Distribution and Biodiversity to Climate Change

    • Martin T. Sykes, Alex Haxeltine
    Pages 5-22

  4. The Use of Global-Change Scenarios to Determine Changes in Species and Habitats

    • Rik Leemans
    Pages 23-45

  5. Soil Biodiversity

    • Diana H. Wall, Gina Adams, Andrew N. Parsons
    Pages 47-82

  6. Scenarios of Biodiversity Changes in Arctic and Alpine Tundra

    • Marilyn D. Walker, William A. Gould, F. Stuart Chapin III
    Pages 83-100

  7. Boreal Forest

    • F. Stuart Chapin III, Kjell Danell
    Pages 101-120

  8. Temperate Grasslands

    • Osvaldo E. Sala
    Pages 121-137

  9. Tropical Savanna

    • Brian Walker
    Pages 139-156

  10. Mediterranean-Climate Ecosystems

    • Harold A. Mooney, Mary T. Kalin Arroyo, William J. Bond, Josep Canadell, Richard J. Hobbs, Sandra Lavorel et al.
    Pages 157-199

  11. Deserts

    • Laura Foster Huenneke
    Pages 201-222

  12. Temperate Forests of North and South America

    • Juan J. Armesto, R. Rozzi, J. Caspersen
    Pages 223-249

  13. Tropical Forests

    • Rodolfo Dirzo
    Pages 251-276

  14. Lakes

    • David M. Lodge
    Pages 277-313

  15. Fish Diversity in Streams and Rivers

    • N. LeRoy Poff, Paul L. Angermeier, Scott D. Cooper, P. S. Lake, Kurt D. Fausch, Kirk O. Winemiller et al.
    Pages 315-349

  16. Potential Biodiversity Change: Global Patterns and Biome Comparisons

    • Osvaldo E. Sala, F. Stuart Chapin III, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald
    Pages 351-367

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 369-378
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About this book

The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment -- changes in the climate, the oceans, and the chemistry of the air we breathe. Environmental biologists, on the other hand, have addressed issues of conservation and the extinction of species. There is increasing evidence that these two broad concerns are intertwined and mutually dependent. Past changes in biodiversity have both responded to and caused changes in Earth's environment. In its discussions of ten key terrestrial biomes and freshwater ecosystems, this volume uses our broad understanding of global environmental change to present the first comprehensive scenarios of biodiversity for the twenty-first century. Combining physical earth science with conservation biology, Future Scenarios of Global Biodiversity provides a starting point for regional assessments on all scales. The book will be of interest to those concerned with guiding research on the changing environment of the earth and with planning future policy, especially in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Convention.

Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"Chapin et al. provide the most insightful analysis and credible forecast on the future of the world biodiversity in response to the global environmental change. … The book examines the biodiversity scenarios for eight major biomes in the world … . Many have had high expectations for this book after reading a summary of it in Science. I think it likely that the scholarship and insights demonstrated by Chapin et al. will make it another highly cited volume, just like the IPCC report." (Ye Qi, Ecology, Vol. 83 (5), 2002)

"This is the latest volume in Springer’s well known and acclaimed Ecological Studies series and as such certainly lives up to the reputation of its predecessors. … The result is a treasure chest of information that will be of interest and food for thought for a wide variety of readers. … The quality of production is extremely high … . This volume is destined to become essential reading for any university course that includes consideration of biodiversity conservation, environmental change and ecosystem functioning." (Barry Meatyard, Biological Conservation, Issue 109, 2003)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA

    F. Stuart Chapin

  • Department of Ecology and IFEVA Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aisres, Argentina

    Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Departmento de Ingeniería Ambiental y Manejo de Recursos Naturales, Instituto Potosino de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, San Luis Potosí, SLP, México

    Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Scenarios for the 21st Century

  • Editors: F. Stuart Chapin, Osvaldo E. Sala, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0157-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95249-9Published: 24 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95286-4Published: 09 August 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0157-8Published: 01 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 378

  • Topics: Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Atmospheric Sciences, Plant Sciences, Zoology

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