Dryland East Asia: Land Dynamics amid Social and Climate Change

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-028786-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 470 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1012 g

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Drylands in East Asia (DEA) are home to more than one billion people with an environment vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic changes. One of the critical needs in the region is to fully understand how dryland ecosystems respond to the changing climate and human activities in order to develop strategies to cope with continued climate change. This book provides state-of-the-art knowledge and information on drylands ecosystem dynamics, changing climate, society, and land use in the region. In addition to the synthesis of the existing research and knowledge of DEA, the book provides a role model for regional ecological assessment. With a wide spectrum of contributions from experts around the globe, the book should be of interest to researchers and students both internationally and in East Asia. Lessons learned from this synthesis effort in DEA should be useful for developing climate adaptation strategies for other similar regions around the globe.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and advanced students interested in ecosystem science

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Jiquan

Wan, Shiqiang

Henebry, Geoffrey

Qi, Jiaguo

Gutman, Garik

Sun, Ge

Kappas, Martin

Weitere Mitwirkende

Press, Higher Education

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Trockengebiete und Wüsten
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Über Autor(innen)

Jiquan Chen, University of Toledo, OH, USA; Shiqiang Wan, Henan University, China; Geoffrey Henebry, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA; Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, Ann Arbor, USA; Garik Gutman, Land Cover Land Use Change Program, NASA, Washington DC, USA; Ge Sun, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC, USA; Martin Kappas, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany.