Aquatic ecosystems :: trends and global prospects /

Concern about future supplies of fresh water to society, to meet the full range of human needs, now comes very high on the priority list of global societal issues. An overarching issue, which this book addresses, is whether global climate change is a dominant driver of change in the structure and fu...

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Weitere Verfasser: Polunin, Nicholas
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Concern about future supplies of fresh water to society, to meet the full range of human needs, now comes very high on the priority list of global societal issues. An overarching issue, which this book addresses, is whether global climate change is a dominant driver of change in the structure and function of all natural water-based ecosystems, or whether direct human population growth and accelerated consumption are playing an equal or greater role. This book divides the whole aquatic realm into 21 ecosystems, from those on land (both saline and fresh water) to those of the open and deep oceans. It draws on the understanding of leading ecologists to summarize the state and likely condition by the year 2025 of each of the ecosystems. Written for academic researchers and environmental professionals, the aim is to put the climate change debate into a broader context as a basis for conservation science and planning.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 482 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-472) and index.
ISBN:9781316178126
1316178129
9780511751790
0511751796
1316171787
9781316171783
1316175057
9781316175057
1316176266
9781316176269
1316172473
9781316172476

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