Committee on Ecological impacts of Climate Change, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
National Academies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 57 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-51).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Documented Current Ecological Impacts of Climate Change -- Examples of Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in the United States -- Lessons from the Distant Past -- Impacts of Future Climate Changes -- REFERENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING -- Appendix A The Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change -- Appendix B Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Member Biographies
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The world's climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world. In this book, the National Research Council provides a broad overview of the ecological impacts of climate change, and a series of examples of impacts of different kinds. The book was written as a basis for a forthcoming illustrated booklet, designed to provide the public with accurate scientific information on this important subject.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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MIL
Stock Number
197287
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Title
Ecological impacts of climate change.
International Standard Book Number
9780309127103
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Aquatic ecology-- Climatic factors-- United States.
Climatic changes-- Risk assessment-- United States.