Pearson, Richard G. 1977-
Driven to extinction : the impact of climate change on biodiversity / Richard Pearson. - New York : Sterling, c2011. - 263 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-254) and index.
A climate for life -- Herps on hills -- To the ends of the earth -- Out of sync -- A global fingerprint -- Extinction risk -- Running to keep still -- Complex communities -- Crying wolf? -- Twenty-first-century conservation.
Explores the possible effects of global warming and climate change on more than a million species around the globe.
1402772238 (hbk.) 9781402772238 (hbk.)
Bioclimatology
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects
Extinction (Biology)
Driven to extinction : the impact of climate change on biodiversity / Richard Pearson. - New York : Sterling, c2011. - 263 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-254) and index.
A climate for life -- Herps on hills -- To the ends of the earth -- Out of sync -- A global fingerprint -- Extinction risk -- Running to keep still -- Complex communities -- Crying wolf? -- Twenty-first-century conservation.
Explores the possible effects of global warming and climate change on more than a million species around the globe.
1402772238 (hbk.) 9781402772238 (hbk.)
Bioclimatology
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects
Extinction (Biology)