Amazonia and Global Change Contributor(s): Keller, Michael (Editor), Bustamante, Mercedes (Editor), Gash, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0875904769 ISBN-13: 9780875904764 Publisher: American Geophysical Union OUR PRICE: $140.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Physics - Geophysics |
Dewey: 577.341 |
LCCN: 2009040686 |
Series: Geophysical Monograph |
Physical Information: 1.38" H x 8.8" W x 10.8" (3.95 lbs) 565 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 186. Amazonia and Global Change synthesizes results of the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) for scientists and students of Earth system science and global environmental change. LBA, led by Brazil, asks how Amazonia currently functions in the global climate and biogeochemical systems and how the functioning of Amazonia will respond to the combined pressures of climate and land use change, such as
The book will serve a broad community of scientists and policy makers interested in global change and environmental issues with high-quality scientific syntheses accessible to nonspecialists in a wide community of social scientists, ecologists, atmospheric chemists, climatologists, and hydrologists. |