Isbn: 9783642644719 - past and future rapid environmental changes: the spatial and evolutionary responses of terrestrial biota (nato asi subseries i:, band 47) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes | The Spatial and Evolutionary Responses of Terrestrial Biota | Brian Huntley (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xvi | Englisch | 2011 | Springer | EAN 9783642644719 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Numerous experts including ecologists, geneticists, paleontologists and climatologists, investigate the response of terrestrial organisms to changes in their environment. The volume comprises an introductory and a final chapter by the editors as well as another 35 contributions. These are divided into six sections: 1. past environmental changes - the late-Quaternary; 2. spatial responses to past changes; 3. mechanisms enabling spatial responses; 4. evolutionary responses to past changes; 5. mechanisms enabling evolutionary responses; 6. predicted future environmental changes and simulated responses. The overwhelming and unanimous conclusion of all contributors is that forecasted global environmental changes pose a severe threat to the integrity of ecosystems worldwide and to the survival of at least some species.…

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