E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten
Bhatti / Lal / Apps Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3779-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3779-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems examines the effects of global climate change on intensively constructed or reconstructed ecosystems, focusing on land use changes in relation to forestry, agriculture, and wetlands including peatlands. The book begins by discussing the fragility of ecosystems in the face of changing climates, particularly through human caused increases in atmospheric GHGs. The chapters delineate how and why the climate has changed and what can be expected to occur in the foreseeable future. They identify the potential adaptation responses to reduce the impacts of a changing climate.
Using this information as a foundation, the chapter authors examine what is known about the impacts of climate on agricultural, forested, and wetland ecosystems. They illustrate the importance of these ecosystems in the global carbon cycle and discuss the potential interaction between terrestrial and atmospheric carbon pools under changing climactic conditions. The book delineates what needs to be done to ensure continued stability in these ecosystems. It includes a description of activities that have been undertaken in the past to identify gaps in understanding GHG emissions from agriculture, forests, and wetlands and their mitigation, as well as current research initiatives to address these gaps.
The book presents an overview of how economic reasoning can be applied to climate change and illustrates how terrestrial carbon-uptake credits (offset credits) operate within the Kyoto Protocol framework. By identifying gaps in the current understanding of adaptation of mitigation strategies, the book underscores the need to make management of these ecosystems part of a global solution.
Zielgruppe
Soil scientists, ecotoxicologists, ecologists, ecosystem managers, environmental and agricultural engineers, foresters, forestry scientists, geographers, geologists, climatologist, land-use planners, land managers, and, policy makers
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Weitere Infos & Material
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS
Interaction between Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Managed Ecosystems in Canada, J.S. Bhatti, M.J. Apps, and R. Lal
The Science of Changing Climates, H. Hengeveld
Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture, Forestry, and Wetlands, L.D. Mortsch
MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS - STATE OF KNOWLEDGE
Anthropogenic Changes and the Global Carbon Cycle, J.S. Bhatti, M.J. Apps, and R. Lal
Plant/Soil Interface and Climate Change: Carbon Sequestration from the Production Perspective, G. Hoogenboom
Carbon Dynamics in Agricultural Soils, R. Lal
Plant Species Diversity: Management Implications for Temperate
Pasture Production, M.A. Sanderson
Net Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Exchange over a Temperate, Short-Season Grassland: Transition from Cereal to Perennial Forage, V.S. Baron, D.G. Young, W.A. Dugas, P.C. Mielnick, C. La Bine, R.H. Skinner, and J. Casson
Forests in the Global Carbon Cycle: Implications of Climate Change, M.J. Apps, P. Bernier, and J.S. Bhatti
Peatlands: Canada's Past and Future Carbon Legacy, D.H. Vitt
Linking Biomass Energy to Biosphere Greenhouse Gas Management, D.B. Layzell and J. Stephen
Ruminant Contributions to Methane and Global Warming - A
New Zealand Perspective, G.C. Waghorn and S.L. Woodward
Strategies for Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions in Forage-Based Beef Production Systems, K.H. Ominski and K.M. Wittenberg
Mitigating Environmental Pollution from Swine Production, A.L. Sutton, B.T. Richert, and B.C. Joern
Diet Manipulation to Control Odor and Gas Emissions from Swine Production, O.G. Clark, S. Moehn, J.D. Price, Y. Zhang, W.C. Sauer, B. Morin, J.J. Feddes, J.J. Leonard, J.K.A. Atakora, R.T. Zijlstra, I. Edeogu, and R.O. Ball
KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND CHALLENGES
Identifying and Addressing Knowledge Gaps and Challenges Involving Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture Systems under Climate Change, D. Burton and J. Sauvé
Knowledge Gaps and Challenges in Forest Ecosystems under Climate Change: A Look at the Temperate and Boreal Forests of North America, P.Y. Bernier and M.J. Apps
Knowledge Gaps and Challenges in Wetlands under Climate Change in Canada, B.G. Warner and T. Asada
ECONOMICS AND POLICY ISSUES
Economics of Forest and Agricultural Carbon Sinks, G. Cornelis van Kooten
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture, Forest, and Wetland Ecosystems: Synthesis and Summary, J.M.R. Stone, J.S. Bhatti, and R. Lal
Climate Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem Management: Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs, I.E. Bauer, M.J. Apps, J.S. Bhatti, and R. Lal
