Tropical Rain Forests And The World Atmosphere

Author : Dominick A. DellaSala
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597266760
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World written by Dominick A. DellaSala and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Temperate rainforests are biogeographically unique. Compared to their tropical counterparts, temperate rainforests are rarer and are found disproportionately along coastlines. Because most temperate rainforests are marked by the intersection of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems, these rich ecotones are among the most productive regions on Earth. Globally, temperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, provide habitat for scores of rare and endemic species with ancient affinities, and sustain complex food-web dynamics. In spite of their global significance, however, protection levels for these ecosystems are far too low to sustain temperate rainforests under a rapidly changing global climate and ever expanding human footprint. Therefore, a global synthesis is needed to provide the latest ecological science and call attention to the conservation needs of temperate and boreal rainforests. A concerted effort to internationalize the plight of the world’s temperate and boreal rainforests is underway around the globe; this book offers an essential (and heretofore missing) tool for that effort. DellaSala and his contributors tell a compelling story of the importance of temperate and boreal rainforests that includes some surprises (e.g., South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Russia). This volume provides a comprehensive reference from which to build a collective vision of their future.

Author : Ghillean T Prance
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000002853
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forests And The World Atmosphere written by Ghillean T Prance and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the result of a AAAS symposium organized to explore the ramifications of tropical deforestation, emphasizes the relationship of biosphere to troposphere, aiming to set tropical forest ecology in the context of the global ecosystem.

Author : Ghillean T. Prance ]
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forests and the World Atmosphere written by Ghillean T. Prance ] and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark B. Bush
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540239081
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change written by Mark B. Bush and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to provide a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests, to investigate past, present, and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet.Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change will be the first book to examine how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. Shifting the emphasis onto ecological processes e.g. how diversity is structured by climate and the subsequent impact on tropical forest ecology, provides the reader with a more comprehensive coverage. A major theme of this book that emerges progressively is the interaction between humans, climate and forest ecology. While numerous books have appeared dealing with forest fragmentation and conservation, none have explicitly explored the long term occupation of tropical systems, the influence of fire and the future climatic effects of deforestation, coupled with anthropogenic emissions. Incorporating modelling of past and future systems paves the way for a discussion of conservation from a climatic perspective, rather than the usual plea to stop logging.

Author : Adam Markham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401727309
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Forest Ecosystems written by Adam Markham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change represents one of the most alarming long-term threats to ecosystems the world over. This new collection of papers provides, for the first time, an overview of the potentially serious impact that climate change may have on tropical forests. The authors, a multi-disciplinary group of leading experts in climatology, forestry, ecology and conservation biology, present a state-of-knowledge snapshot of how tropical forests are likely to react to the changes being wrought on our planet's atmosphere and climate. Tropical forests represent extraordinary harbours for biological diversity, and yet as deforestation and degradation continue apace, they are under greater pressure from human impacts than ever before. Climate change adds yet another threat to these valuable ecosystems, and this volume demonstrates just how significant a problem this may really be. The authors identify certain types of forest, including tropical montane cloud forest that may be particularly vulnerable. They also show the strong likelihood of global warming aggravating problems in already fragmented forest areas.

Author : Tony Juniper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1642830720
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rainforest written by Tony Juniper and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity--but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across the world have a powerful and concrete impact, reaching as far as America's Great Plains and central Europe. In Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines, a prominent conservationist provides a comprehensive view of the crucial roles rainforests serve, the state of the world's rainforests today, and the inspirational efforts underway to save them. In Rainforest, Tony Juniper draws upon decades of work in rainforest conservation. He brings readers along on his journeys, from the thriving forests of Costa Rica to Indonesia, where palm oil plantations have supplanted much of the former rainforest. Despite many ominous trends, Juniper sees hope for rainforests and those who rely upon them, thanks to developments like new international agreements, corporate deforestation policies, and movements from local and Indigenous communities. As climate change intensifies, we have already begun to see the effects of rainforest destruction on the planet at large. Rainforest provides a detailed and wide-ranging look at the health and future of these vital ecosystems. Throughout this evocative book, Juniper argues that in saving rainforests, we save ourselves, too.

Author : Anne Welsbacher
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 1512410500
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Earth's Rain Forests written by Anne Welsbacher and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From brilliantly colored birds and wild elephants to towering trees and exotic flowers, rain forests are home to more than half of Earth’s plants and animals. People living in rain forests depend on this vast array of life, and Earth itself relies on the world’s rain forests to keep our climate and atmosphere in balance. But rain forests around the world are under threat. Once rain forests covered nearly 14 percent of Earth, but now they have shrunk to less than half that size. People around the globe are joining the quest to save rain forests. With engaging text and eye-catching images—plus a special Going Green section—this book tells you all about Earth’s rain forests and what you can do to protect them.

Author : Frances Seymour
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 1933286865
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Forests? Why Now? written by Frances Seymour and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761472544
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rain Forests of the World written by Marshall Cavendish Corporation and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2002 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the animals, plants, characteristics, and peoples of the world's rain forests as well as endangerment and preservation." Contents: V.1: Africa - bioluminescence; V.2: Biomass - clear-cuting; V.3: Climate and weather - emergent; V.4: Endangered species - food web; V.5: Forest fire - iguana; V.6: Indonesia - manatee; V.7: Mangrove forest - orangutan; V.8: Orchid - red panda; V.9: Reforestation - spider; V.10: Squirrel - Yanomami people; V.11: Index.

Author : Rani Iyer
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1543538517
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Endangered Rain Forests written by Rani Iyer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rain Forests are an important part of the Earth. They are home to numerous plants and wildlife. Although not everyone lives near a rain forest, the actions of all are affecting these fragile ecosystems. What exactly is a rain forest? What are humans doing to harm them? What can readers to help protect them? Endangered Rain Forests answers these questions by engaging readers with lively text, graphic features, and stunning photography. Readers will find out why protecting rain forests matters to them and the part they can play in protecting them