How does life on our planet respond to--and shape--climate? This question has never been more urgent than it is today, when humans are faced with the daunting task of guiding adaptation to an inexorably changing climate. This concise, accessible, and authoritative book provides an unmatched introduction to the most reliable current knowledge about the complex relationship between living things and climate.
Using an Earth System framework, David Schimel describes how organisms, communities of organisms, and the planetary biosphere itself react to and influence environmental change. While much about the biosphere and its interactions with the rest of the Earth System remains a mystery, this book explains what is known about how physical and chemical climate affect organisms, how those physical changes influence how organisms function as individuals and in communities of organisms, and ultimately how climate-triggered ecosystem changes feed back to the physical and chemical parts of the Earth System.
An essential introduction, Climate and Ecosystems shows how Earth's living systems profoundly shape the physical world.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,77
In U.S.A.
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Codice articolo Holz_New_0691151962
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Codice articolo Wizard0691151962
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 12228274-n
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Codice articolo bk0691151962xvz189zvxnew
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Codice articolo think0691151962
Descrizione libro PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo WP-9780691151960
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Codice articolo DADAX0691151962
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo FrontCover0691151962
Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: New. Language: ENG. Codice articolo 9780691151960
Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780691151960