The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change

The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change
Author: Brian Walker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 1999-03-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521624800

Summarises understanding of global change interactions with terrestrial ecosystems.

Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene

Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene
Author: Christopher J. Crossland
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005-10-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540278516

This book synthesizes knowledge of coastal and riverine material fluxes, biogeochemical processes and indications of change, both natural, and increasingly human-initiated. Here, the authors assess coastal flux in the past and present, and in future under the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) and the LOICZ II (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) Project.

Global Change and the Earth System

Global Change and the Earth System
Author: Will Steffen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2005-12-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540266070

Global Change and the Earth System describes what is known about the Earth system and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of these changes with respect to the stability of the Earth system and the well-being of humankind; as well as exploring future paths towards Earth-system science in support of global sustainability. The results presented here are based on 10 years of research on global change by many of the world's most eminent scholars. This valuable volume achieves a new level of integration and interdisciplinarity in treating global change.