| Author(s) | Irina R. Fomina, Karl Y. Biel, Vladislav G. Soukhovolsky |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 589 |
 | Language | English
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 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 32 MB
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 | Publisher | Wiley-Scrivener |
 | ISBN | 9781119510406, 978-1119510406, 1119510406 |
Global climate change is one of
the most serious and pressing issues facing our planet. Rather than a
“silver bullet” or a single study that solves it, the study of global
climate change is like a beach, with each contribution a grain of sand,
gathered together as a whole to create a big picture, moving the science
forward. This new groundbreaking study focuses on the adaptation and
tolerance of plants and animal life to the harsh conditions brought on
by climate change or global warming. Using the papers collected here,
scientists can better understand global climate change, its causes,
results, and, ultimately, the future of life on our planet.
The
first section lays out a methodology and conceptual direction of the
work as a whole, covering the modeling, approaches, and the impacts
studied throughout the book. The second section focuses on certain
hypotheses laid out by the authors regarding how plants and animal life
can adapt and survive in extreme environments. The third section
compiles a series of ecological experiments and their conclusions, and a
final section is dedicated to previous scientific breakthroughs in this
field and the scientists who made them.
Whether for the
scientist in the field, the student, or as a reference, this
groundbreaking new work is a must-have. Focusing on a small part of the
global climate change “beach,” this “grain of sand” is an extremely
important contribution to the scientific literature and a step forward
in understanding the problems and potentialities of the issue.
