Birds and Climate Change - Impacts and Conservation Responses (Paperback)

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result of habitat loss, overexploitation and pollution. Providing a single source of information for students, scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, this book begins with a critical review of the existing impacts of climate change on birds, including changes in the timing of migration and breeding and effects on bird populations around the world. The second part considers how conservationists can assess potential future impacts, quantifying how extinction risk is linked to the magnitude of global change and synthesising the evidence in support of likely conservation responses. The final chapters assess the threats posed by efforts to reduce the magnitude of climate change.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	James W. Pearce-Higgins • Rhys E. Green
Dimensions:	245 x 189 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	477
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-13219-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Birds (ornithology) Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-13219-3
Barcode:	9780521132190

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