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Climate change : observed impacts on planet Earth /
Earth's climate is always changing. As the debate over the Earth's climate has grown, the term "climate change" has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those that are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behavior. Climate Change...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2009.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Possible causes of climate change: The role of atmospheric gases in global warming / R.P. Tuckett. The role of widespread surface solar radiation trends in climate change : dimming and brightening / S. Cohen. The role of space weather and cosmic ray effects in climate change / L.I. Dorman. The role of volcanic activity in climate and global change / G. Stenchikov. The role of variations of the earth's orbital characteristics in climate change / L.J. Lourens and E. Tuenter
- A geological history of climate change: A geological history of climate change / J. Zalasiewicz and M. Williams
- Indicators of climate and global change: Changes in the atmospheric circulation as indicator of climate change / T. Reichler. Weather pattern changes in the tropics and mid-latitudes as an indicator of global changes / R.M. Trigo and L. Gimeno. Bird ecology as an indicator of climate and global change / W. Fiedler. Mammal ecology as an indicator of climate change / M.M. Humphries. Climate change as temporal and spatial mismatches in insect communities / S.L. Pelini [and others]. Sea life (pelagic and planktonic ecosystems) as an indicator of climate and global change / M. Edwards. Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indicator of climate and global change / M.J. Attrill. Changes in marine biodiversity as an indicator of climate change / B. Worm and H.K. Lotze. Intertidal indicators of climate and global change / N. Mieszkowska. Plant ecology as an indicator of climate and global change / M.D. Morecorft and S.A. Keith. The impact of climate and global change on crop production / G.R. Dixon. Rising sea levels as an indicator of global change / R. Gehrels. Sea temperature change as an indicator of global change / M.J. Attrill. Ocean current changes as an indicator of global change / T. Kanzow and M. Visbeck. Ocean acidification as an indicator of climate change / C. Turley and H.S. Findlay. Ice sheets : indicators and instruments of climate change / D.G. Vaughan. Lichens as an indicator of climate and global change / A. Aptroot. Coastline degradation as an indicator of global change / R.J. Nicholls, C. Woodroffe and V. Burkett. Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change / K.A. Garrett [and others].