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Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainability in the Americas - Impacts and Adaptations

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Zusatztext To implement the changes necessary for sustainable ecosystems that are biologically healthy! functional and diverse! humanity also needs hope and the ability to dream of a glorious coexistence with a planet teeming with life. Part of the solution lies in the natural world and its ability to instill wonder. Awakening the biophilia inherent in humanity can improve the outlook for biodiversity if everyone has more contact with life on Earth and becomes more aware of the negative trends that threaten it. -Thomas Lovejoy Informationen zum Autor Edited by Francisco Dallmeier, Adam Fenech, Don Maciver, and Robert Szaro Klappentext This book compiles the latest research on the effects of climate change on biodiversity in the Americas and the sustainability efforts being made to preserve the ecological integrity of these regions. Scientists working in Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina, the USA, Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica contribute their findings in such varied areas as avian populations, the impacts of climate extremes on biodiversity, carbon storage in tree plantations, and the relationship between precipitation and vegetation. The changing climate and human activity are affecting ecosystems throughout the Americas. Governments, NGOs, industries, and communities need to learn about these changes in order to adapt their planning, infrastructure, and operations to mitigate the loss of biodiversity. Zusammenfassung This book compiles the latest research on the effects of climate change on biodiversity in the Americas and the sustainability efforts being made to preserve the ecological integrity of these regions. Scientists working in Canada! Puerto Rico! Argentina! the USA! Mexico! Panama! and Costa Rica contribute their findings in such varied areas as avian populations! the impacts of climate extremes on biodiversity! carbon storage in tree plantations! and the relationship between precipitation and vegetation. The changing climate and human activity are affecting ecosystems throughout the Americas. Governments! NGOs! industries! and communities need to learn about these changes in order to adapt their planning! infrastructure! and operations to mitigate the loss of biodiversity. ...

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Edited by Francisco Dallmeier, Adam Fenech, Don Maciver, and Robert Szaro

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Authors , Francisco Dallmeier, Francisco (EDT)/ Fenech Dallmeier, Adam Fenech, Don Maciver, Robert Szaro
Assisted by Francisco Dallmeier (Editor), Adam Fenech (Editor), Don Maciver (Editor)
Publisher Smithsonian books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.09.2015
 
EAN 9781935623724
ISBN 978-1-935623-72-4
No. of pages 190
Dimensions 179 mm x 253 mm x 12 mm
Subjects Guides > Nature
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering

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