Birds and Climate Change - Impacts and Conservation Responses

A critical synthesis of the impacts of climate change on birds, examining potential future effects and conservation responses.

List of contents

Foreword Michael B. Usher; Acknowledgements; 1. Birds and climate change; Part I. Impacts: 2. Altered timings; 3. The impact of altered timings; 4. Further mechanisms of population impacts; 5. Effects of climate change on distributions and communities; Part II. Conservation Responses: 6. Using models to predict the effects of climate change on birds; 7. Conservation in a changing climate; 8. Effects of climate change mitigation on birds; 9. Overall conclusions; References; Index.

About the author

James Pearce-Higgins is a Principal Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology, where he leads on climate change research across the organisation and manages the Population Ecology and Modelling team. He is responsible for a range of research projects to examine the evidence for climate change impacts on biodiversity, undertaking projections of future responses and conducting research to inform how conservation should adapt to climate change.

Summary

Providing a single source of information for students, scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, this is a critical review of the impacts of climate change on global bird populations. The authors review the potential for future impacts and consider how conservationists should respond to these threats.

Product details

• Authors: Rhys E. Green, Rhys E. (University of Cambridge) Green, James Pearce-Higgins, James W. Pearce-Higgins, James W. (British Trust for Ornith Pearce-Higgins, James W. (British Trust for Ornithology Pearce-Higgins, James W. Green Pearce-Higgins, James Pearce-Higgins & Rhys E Green
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.06.2014
• EAN: 9780521132190
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13219-0
• No. of pages: 477
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Ecology, Biodiversity and Cons; Ecology, Biodiversity and Cons
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology