Bookedited by David J. Gibson, Jonathan A. Newman.
Summary: "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.
Contents:
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