Climate change, air pollution and global challenges understanding and perspectives from forest research

There are significant pressures from climate change and air pollution that forests currently face. This book aims to increase understanding of the state and potential of forest ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment. It reconciles process-oriented research, long...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Matyssek, Rainer, author (author), Matyssek, Rainer, editor of compilation (editor of compilation)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Elsevier 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Developments in environmental science ; 13.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627940006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Introduction into the scope and structure of the book
  • part II. Interactions between trace gases, climate change, and vegetation
  • part III. Significance of biotic processes in forest ecosystem response
  • part IV. Mechanistic and diagnostic understanding for risk assessment and up-scaling
  • part V. Global dimension of air pollution as part of climate change
  • part VI. The potential of "supersites" for research on forest ecosystems
  • part VII. Knowledge transfer and socio-economic aspects
  • part VIII. Synopsis.