Climate-biosphere interactions

Richard G. Zepp

In recent years, the observed buildup in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases has raised fears of global climate changes. How such changes may alter terrestrial and marine ecosystems is a question researchers are now scrambling to address. From monitoring the methane emissions of a rice-paddy field, to studying climate changes in relation to monsoon variations, Climate-Biosphere Interactions explores how the greenhouse effect may alter our world's agriculture and climate, and ultimately, how these changes may affect mankind. Comprising contributions from climatologists, biologists, ecologists, chemists, physicists, and modelers, this book addresses the interdisciplinary challenge of the greenhouse effect. Because environmental effects are specific to region, issues associated with Brazil's rain forest differ from those of an arid climate....

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