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245 00 a| Global climate change and life on earth /c| Richard L. Wyman, editor ; foreword by Paul R. Ehrlich.;

260 a| New York :b| Routledge, Chapman and Hall,c| 1991.;

300 a| xxi, 282 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Based on presentations at a conference held at the New York State Museum, Albany, April 24-25, 1989.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Changes of temperature and hydrology caused by an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide as predicted by general circulation models / Richard T. Wetherald -- Global climate change and water resources / John T. Hayes -- The role of forests in affecting the greenhouse gas composition of the atmosphere / Richard A. Houghton -- Tree rings as indicators of climate change and the potential response of forests to the greenhouse effect / Edward R. Cook -- Ecosystem sensitivity to climate change and complex responses / James S. Clark -- Consequences of global warming for biological diversity / Robert L. Peters -- Double jeopardy for migrating wildlife / Robert T. Lester and J. Peter Myers.;

505 0 a| Multiple threats to wildlife : climate change, acid precipitation, and habitat fragmentation / Richard L. Wyman -- Extinction of species : past, present, and future / David W. Steadman -- Impact of climate-induced sea level rise on coastal areas / Stephen P. Leatherman -- The nexus of agriculture, environment, and the economy under climate change / Daniel J. Dudek -- Global climate change : potential impacts on public health / Janice Longstreth -- Potential impact of global warming : climate change and human mortality / Laurence S. Kalkstein -- Energy policy and global warming / Jan Beyea -- The challenge of global warming / Dean Abrahamson -- Now what do we do? / Richard L. Wyman ... [et al.].;

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Global climate change and life on earth / Richard L. Wyman, editor ; foreword by Paul R. Ehrlich.

Other author	Wyman, Richard L.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, Chapman and Hall, 1991.
Description	xxi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Global temperature changes--Environmental aspects. --Congresses. Climatic changes--Environmental aspects. --United States. --Congresses. Biodiversity conservation--United States. --Congresses. Global warming--Congresses. Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Environmental aspects. --United States. --Congresses. Energy policy--United States. --Congresses.

Contents	Changes of temperature and hydrology caused by an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide as predicted by general circulation models / Richard T. Wetherald -- Global climate change and water resources / John T. Hayes -- The role of forests in affecting the greenhouse gas composition of the atmosphere / Richard A. Houghton -- Tree rings as indicators of climate change and the potential response of forests to the greenhouse effect / Edward R. Cook -- Ecosystem sensitivity to climate change and complex responses / James S. Clark -- Consequences of global warming for biological diversity / Robert L. Peters -- Double jeopardy for migrating wildlife / Robert T. Lester and J. Peter Myers.
Contents	Multiple threats to wildlife : climate change, acid precipitation, and habitat fragmentation / Richard L. Wyman -- Extinction of species : past, present, and future / David W. Steadman -- Impact of climate-induced sea level rise on coastal areas / Stephen P. Leatherman -- The nexus of agriculture, environment, and the economy under climate change / Daniel J. Dudek -- Global climate change : potential impacts on public health / Janice Longstreth -- Potential impact of global warming : climate change and human mortality / Laurence S. Kalkstein -- Energy policy and global warming / Jan Beyea -- The challenge of global warming / Dean Abrahamson -- Now what do we do? / Richard L. Wyman ... [et al.].
General note	Based on presentations at a conference held at the New York State Museum, Albany, April 24-25, 1989.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	90008965
ISBN	0412028115
ISBN	0412028212

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