Stable Isotopes and Biosphere - Atmosphere Interactions
Subtitle: Processes and Biological Controls (Physiological Ecology)
Contributors: Lawrence B Flanagan (Editor); James R. Ehleringer (Editor); Diane E Pataki (Editor); Harold A. Mooney (Series Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: December 29, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780120884476
Subjects: Atmospheric regions; Science; Chaotic Behavior in Systems; Science/Mathematics; Astrophysics & Space Science; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Ecology
First sentence: The globe is being dramatically affected by environmental changes such as alterations to the composition of the atmosphere (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide concentrations), associated shifts in climate and reductions in biological diversity (Vitousek, 1994).