Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges: Understanding and Perspectives from Forest Research: Volume 13 (Developments in Environmental Science) - Hardcover

"...invaluable and indispensible for all who wish to take part in the discussion on an informed level and especially for those who are in a position where they need to make sociopolitical decisions..."--Journal of Forest Science, 60, 2014 (8)

"This is the report from a 2009-13 study...to increase understanding of the state of forest ecosystems and their potential to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment; and to reconcile process-oriented research, long-term monitoring, and applied modeling at comprehensive forest research sites to be established."--ProtoView.com, April 2014

There are significant pressures from climate change and air pollution that forests currently face. This book aims to increase understanding of the state and potential of forest ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment. It reconciles process-oriented research, long-term monitoring and applied modeling through comprehensive forest ecosystem research. Furthermore, it introduces "forest super sites for research” for integrating soil, plant and atmospheric sciences and monitoring. It also provides mechanistic and policy-oriented modeling with scientifically sound risk indications regarding atmospheric changes and ecosystem services.

• Identifies current knowledge gaps and emerging research needs
• Highlights novel methodologies and integrated research concepts
• Assesses ecological meaning of investigations and prioritizing research need