The global carbon cycle and climate change : scaling ecological energetics from organism to biosphere

Summary: "The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change examines the global carbon cycle and the energy balance of the biosphere, following carbon and energy through increasingly complex levels of metabolism from cells to ecosystems. Utilizing scientific explanations, analyses of ecosystem functions, extensive references, and cutting-edge examples of energy flow in ecosystems, it is an essential resource to aid in understanding the scientific basis of the role played by ecological systems in climate change. This book addresses the need to understand the global carbon cycle and the interrelationships among the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics in a holistic perspective. The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change is a compendium of easily accessible, technical information that provides a clear understanding of energy flow, ecosystem dynamics, the biosphere, and climate change." -- Publisher's description

Record details

ISBN: 9780128202449
ISBN: 0128202440
Physical Description: print
xxvii, 360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Elsevier, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

An introduction to ecological energetics and the global carbon cycle -- The physical and chemical bases of energy -- Energy relationships between organisms and their environment -- Biological energy transformations by plants -- Energy processing by animals -- Species adaptations to their energy environment -- Food chains and trophic level transfers -- Energy flow in ecosystems -- Ecosystem productivity -- The global carbon cycle and the biosphere -- Anthropogenic alterations to the global carbon cycle and climate change -- Carbon, climate change, and public policy