Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems in Monsoon Asia (Tasks for Vegetation Science)
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Book Description
Forest vegetation is distributed in monsoon Asia continuously from boreal forests through temperate to tropical rain forests. This vegetation - the richest in the world - is being subjected to global change on an unprecedented scale. It has been predicted that boreal forests will experience the most significant change in response to global warming, while tropical forests are endangered by rapid changes in land use due to high population pressure. An increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration will severely affect ecosystem function in this area. This volume presents a review of terrestrial ecosystems in monsoon Asia and assesses possible effects of global change on the structure and function of forest ecosystems and feedback routes to the global carbon cycle. Audience: Vital reading for plant ecologists, vegetation scientists, environmental managers and government decision makers.
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems in Monsoon Asia (Tasks for Vegetation Science),T. Hirose,B.H. Walker,Springer,0792336860,Asia,Climatic changes,Forest Ecology,Forest microclimatology,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Ecology,Plants - General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Applied ecology,Botany & plant sciences,Science / Botany
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