Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Major work reporting the results of an international scientific research programme which addressed the likely future changes to the world's vegetation (from natural ecosystems to intensively managed agricultural systems) as a result of alterations in land use and the effects of climate change. Among the special features of the book are descriptions of a dynamic global vegetation model, developing generic crop models and a special section on the emerging discipline of global ecology.