Birds and Climate Change (Hardcover)

Rhys E. Green

ISBN 10: 0521114284 / ISBN 13: 9780521114288

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2014

Hardcover. From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result of habitat loss, overexploitation and pollution. Providing a single source of information for students, scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, this book begins with a critical review of the existing impacts of climate change on birds, including changes in the timing of migration and breeding and effects on bird populations around the world. The second part considers how conservationists can assess potential future impacts, quantifying how extinction risk is linked to the magnitude of global change and synthesising the evidence in support of likely conservation responses. The final chapters assess the threats posed by efforts to reduce the magnitude of climate change. Providing a single source of information for students, scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, this is a critical review of the impacts of climate change on global bird populations. The authors review the potential for future impacts and consider how conservationists should respond to these threats. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780521114288

Inhaltsangabe:

A critical synthesis of the impacts of climate change on birds, examining potential future effects and conservation responses.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: James Pearce-Higgins is a Principal Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology, where he leads on climate change research across the organisation and manages the Population Ecology and Modelling team. He is responsible for a range of research projects to examine the evidence for climate change impacts on biodiversity, undertaking projections of future responses and conducting research to inform how conservation should adapt to climate change.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Birds and Climate Change (Hardcover)
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: new