Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems in Monsoon Asia (Tasks for Vegetation Science 33)

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Place: Dordrecht
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: First Edition

Description: 189 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Forest vegetation is distributed in monsoon Asia continuously from boreal forests through temperate to tropical rain forests. This vegetation - the richest in the world - is being subjected to global change on an unprecedented scale. It has been predicted that boreal forests will experience the most significant change in response to global warming, while tropical forests are endangered by rapid changes in land use due to high population pressure. An increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration will severely affect ecosystem function in this area. This volume presents a review of terrestrial ecosystems in monsoon Asia and assesses possible effects of global change on the structure and function of forest ecosystems and feedback routes to the global carbon cycle. Audience: Vital reading for plant ecologists, vegetation scientists, environmental managers and government decision makers.

ISBN: 9780792336860