A History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baldwin, I.T (Editor), Caldwell, M.M (Editor), Heldmaier, G. (Editor), Jackson, Robert B. (Editor), Lange, O.L (Editor), Mooney, H.A (Editor), Schulze, E.-D (Editor), Sommer, U. (Editor), Ehleringer, James R. (Editor), Denise Dearing, M. (Editor), Cerling, Thure E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 177
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Climate change.; Atmospheric sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Ecology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Air pollution.; Life Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Plant Biochemistry.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 530 p. 143 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9780387270487
• ISSN: 0070-8356 ;

Extensive research in geology, atmospheric science, and paleontology provides a detailed history of CO2 in the atmosphere and an understanding of factors that have influenced changes in the past. This knowledge is used to illuminate the role of atmospheric CO2 in the modern carbon cycle and in the evolution of plants and animals. With an understanding of the history and dynamics of the biosphere, the authors address the future role of atmospheric CO2 and its likely effects on ecosystems. This book incorporates the advances of various earth science, environmental, and ecological fields into an overall account of global change and the changing dynamics of life on Earth.