| Main Title |
Saving a Million Species Extinction Risk from Climate Change / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Hannah, Lee.
|
| Publisher |
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, |
| Year Published |
2012 |
| Call Number |
QC902.8-903.2 |
| ISBN |
9781610911825 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Ecology ;
Conservation biology ;
Climatic changes ;
Nature Conservation ;
Sustainable development
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XII, 420p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
1. Are a Million Species at Risk? -- 2. First Estimates of Extinction Risk from Climate Change -- 3. Climate Change, Extinction Risk, and Public Policy -- 4. Refining Risk Estimates Using Models -- 5. The Use and Misuse of Species-Area Relationships in Predicting Climate-Driven Extinction -- 6. First Extinctions on Land -- 7. Global Warming and Widespread Coral Mortality: Evidence of First Coral Reef Extinctions -- 8. Extinction Risk at High Latitudes -- 9. Extinctions in Deep Time -- 10. Terrestrial Ecosystem Response to Climate Change during the Paleogene -- 11. Quaternary Extinctions and Their Link to Climate Change -- 12. Quaternary Tropical Plant Extinction: A Paleoecological Perspective from the Neotropics -- 13. Every Species Is an Insect (or Nearly So): On Insects, Climate Change, Extinction, and the Biological Unknown -- 14. Extinction Risk from Climate Change in Tropical Forests -- 15. Coral Reefs, Climate Change, and Mass Extinction -- 16. Extinction Risk in a Changing Ocean -- 17. Climate Change and Freshwater Fauna Extinction Risk -- 18. Climate Change Impacts on Species Interactions: Assessing the Threat of Cascading Extinctions -- 19. Strategies for Reducing Extinction Risk under a Changing Climate -- 20. Saving a Million Species. Saving a Million Species examines the question, how many species will perish as a result of climate change and associated threats? Written by leaders from a range of disciplines, it offers detailed, clear explanations that synthesize the literature and elaborate on the conservation and policy implications of climate change science. |
| Place Published |
Washington, DC |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2012 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130726235957 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03180nam a22004935i 45 |
