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Description: |
xix, 314 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Section I. The basis of recent climate change : climate-science foundations. Western climate change / Philip W. Mote, Kelly T. Redmond -- Section II. Single- and multiple-species relationships to climate change. Amphibian population declines and climate change / Andrew R. Blaustein, Catherine Searle, Betsy A. Bancroft, Joshua Lawler ; Minimizing uncertainty in interpreting responses of butterflies to climate change / Erica Fleishman, Dennis D. Murphy ; Advances, limitations, and synergies in predicting changes in species' distribution and abundance under contemporary climate change / Enrique Martínez-Meyer ; Mammalian distributional responses to climatic changes : a review and research prospectus / Robert Guralnick, Liesl Erb, Chris Ray -- Section III. Higher-level ecological relationships to climate change. Effects of climate change on the elevational limits of species ranges / Robert J. Wilson, David Gutiérrez ; Climate change and sandy beach ecosystems / Alan R. Jones -- Section IV. Monitoring ecological consequences of climate change. Response of western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change : a collaborative research approach / David L. Peterson, Craig D. Allen, Jill S. Baron, Daniel B. Fagre, Donald McKenzie, Nathan L. Stephenson, Andrew G. Fountain, Jeffrey A. Hicke, George P. Malanson, Dennis S. Ojima, Christina L. Tague, Phillip J. van Mantgem ; Precipitation climatology at selected LTER sites : regionalization and dominant circulation patterns / Douglas G. Goodin ; Dealing with uncertainty : managing and monitoring Canada's northern national parks in a rapidly changing world / Donald McLennan -- Section V. Conservation efforts in the face of rapid climate change. Ensuring that protected areas play an effective role in mitigating climate change / Nigel Dudley, Linda Krueger, Kathy MacKinnon, Sue Stolton ; Resource managers rise to the challenge of climate change / Melinda G. Knutson, Patricia J. Heglund -- Section VI. Conclusions and future research. Ecological consequences of climate change : synthesis and research needs / Erik A. Beever, Jerrold L. Belant. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Using real-world examples from diverse taxa and ecosystems, this text presents research on rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation and explains how these shifts alter the biotic landscape now and in the future. |
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Name Added Entry: |
Beever, Erik A. (Erik Alan) |