Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics

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Trevor R. Hodkinson (Trinity College, Dublin) Michael B. Jones (Trinity College, Dublin)

Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics

Trevor R. Hodkinson (Trinity College, Dublin), Michael B. Jones (Trinity College, Dublin), Stephen Waldren (Trinity College, Dublin) , John A. N. Parnell (Trinity College, Dublin)

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Cambridge University Press
28 April 2011

Taxonomy & systematics; Meteorology & climatology; Applied ecology

Series: Systematics Association Special Volume Series

Climate change has shaped life in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Understanding the interactions between climate and biodiversity is a complex challenge to science. With contributions from 60 key researchers, this book examines the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth. It discusses the latest research within the fields of ecology and systematics, highlighting the increasing integration of their approaches and methods. Topics covered include the influence of climate change on evolutionary and ecological processes such as adaptation, migration, speciation and extinction, and the role of these processes in determining the diversity and biogeographic distribution of species and their populations. This book ultimately illustrates the necessity for global conservation actions to mitigate the effects of climate change in a world that is already undergoing a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented scale.

Edited by: Trevor R. Hodkinson (Trinity College Dublin), Michael B. Jones (Trinity College, Dublin), Stephen Waldren (Trinity College, Dublin), John A. N. Parnell (Trinity College, Dublin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 78
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.500kg
ISBN: 9780521766098
ISBN 10: 0521766095
Series: Systematics Association Special Volume Series
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 28 April 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Trevor Hodkinson is Senior Lecturer in Botany at the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin. He is Head of the Botany Molecular Laboratory and Assistant Curator of the Herbarium. He specialises in the research fields of molecular systematics, genetic resources and taxonomy. Michael Jones holds the Chair of Botany in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin. He is a plant ecophysiologist and his research focuses on the study of climate-plant interactions, particularly the effects of climate on photosynthesis, growth and primary productivity. Stephen Waldren is a Lecturer in Botany and Curator of the Trinity College, Dublin, Botanic Garden. His research interests are in the areas of conservation biology and phylogeography. John Parnell is Head of the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, and Curator of the Herbarium. His research interests are predominantly in the fields of plant taxonomy and systematics, working mainly on the floras of Ireland and Thailand.

Reviews for Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics

'… provides a useful starting point for contemporary research and synthesis into the relationships between climatic changes, biological diversity and speciation, and ecological dynamics.' Ecology 'The volume will be an invaluable contribution to anyone studying climate change effects on the living world … truly enjoyed reading it. Its unique contribution is to explicitly provide links between systematics and climate change. As such, it will please natural historians and researchers working in natural history museums and botanical gardens. However, its breath of coverage makes it useful for a much wider range of readers, including students, academics, and practitioners.' Miguel B. Araujo, The Quarterly Review of Biology