Wolfgang Cramer

Brian Huntley

Alan V. Morgan

Honor C. Prentice

Judy R.M. Allen

Numerous experts including ecologists, geneticists, paleontologists and climatologists, investigate the response of terrestrial organisms to changes in their environment. The volume comprises an introductory and a final chapter by the editors as well as another 35 contributions. These are divided into six sections: 1. past environmental changes - the late-Quaternary; 2. spatial responses to past changes; 3. mechanisms enabling spatial responses; 4. evolutionary responses to past changes; 5. mechanisms enabling evolutionary responses; 6. predicted future environmental changes and simulated responses. The overwhelming and unanimous conclusion of all contributors is that forecasted global environmental changes pose a severe threat to the integrity of ecosystems worldwide and to the survival of at least some species.

The Spatial and Evolutionary Responses of Terrestrial Biota

Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Tom Wigley

Gary Yohe

Wolfgang P. Cramer

Nebojsa Nakicenovic

This volume, first published in 2006, presents findings on climate change from leading international scientists, for researchers, policy-makers and engineers.

Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change

Wolfgang Cramer

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