Grasslands and climate change / edited by David J. Gibson, Jonathan A. Newman.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Grasslands and Climate Change: An Overview / David J. Gibson, Jonathan A. Newman -- Methodology I: Detecting and Projecting Grassland Change from Plots to the Landscape / Heather Hager, Jonathan A. Newman -- Methodology II: Remote Sensing and Modelling / Geoffrey Henebry -- Projected Climate Change in Global Grasslands / Mike B. Jones -- Production Changes in Response to Climate Change / Lauchlan Fraser -- Will Climate Change Push Grasslands Past Tipping Points? / Zak Ratajczak, Laura Ladwig -- Biochemical Cycling in Grasslands under Climate Change / Hugh Henry -- Climate Change Effects on Grassland Ecosystem Services / Sandra Lavorel -- Grassland Invasion in a Changing Climate / Jane A. Catford, Lizzie P. Jones -- How Global Change Drives Demography in Grasslands / Johan Ehlren -- Impacts of Climate Change on Trophic Interactions in Grasslands / Sue E. Hartley, Colin Beale -- Grassland belowground Feedbacks and Climate Change / Richard D. Bardgett, Marina Semchenko -- Keeping Up: Climate Driven Evolutionary Change, Dispersal, and Migration / Kathryn A. Yurkonis, William Harris -- The Future Biogeography of C3 and C4 Grasslands / Elisabeth J. Forrestel, Erika J. Edwards -- Altered Grazing Systems: Pastoralism to Conventional Agriculture / Phillip K. Thornton, Mario Herrero, Randall B. Boone -- Climate Change and the Politics and Science of Traditional Grassland Management / Michael R. Dove -- Assessing Rangeland Health under Climate Variability and Change / John Bradford, Mike Duniway, Seth Munson -- Restoring Grassland in the Context of Climate Change / Sara G. Baer, David J. Gibson, Loretta C. Johnson -- Grasslands in the Anthropocene: Research and Conservation Needs / David J. Gibson, Jonathan A. Newman.

"Grasslands and Climate Change Grasslands are the most extensive terrestrial biome on Earth and are critically important for forage, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. This book brings together an international team of researchers to review scientific knowledge of the effects of climate change on world grasslands, a process we are only just starting to understand. Part One assesses how climate change will impact on the distribution of grasslands, as well as production, biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem services. Part Two considers the consequences for the spread of invasive species, demographic change, trophic- level relationships, soil biota, and evolutionary change within grassland biodiversity. Part Three proposes how ecologists can respond to climate change effects, focusing on grazing systems, cultural ecology, range management, and restoration. The concluding chapter sets grasslands in the context of the Anthropocene era and identifies the vital research and conservation needs for grassland ecosystems to remain environmentally sustainable under climate change"-- Provided by publisher.