Changing Ecosystems: Effects of Global WarmingGlobal warming has increased dramatically during the last century at an unnatural rate, which makes specialists believe that humans contribute to the real cause of global warming. This book looks at this serious issue and the far-reaching effects it is having, and can have in the future, on every ecosystem on Earth. |
Contents
Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction | |
Signs and Effects of Global Warming | |
Ecosystems Adaptation and Extinction | |
Impacts to Forests | |
Impacts to Rangelands Grasslands and Prairies | |
Impacts on Polar Ecosystems | |
Impacts to Desert Ecosystems | |
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