Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop

by Committee on Earth-Atmosphere Interactio, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, et al.

The research of the last decade has demonstrated that ecosystems and human systems are influenced by multiple factors, including climate, land use, and the by-products of resource use. Understanding the net impact of a suite of simultaneously occurring environmental changes is essential for developing effective response strategies. Using case studies on drought and a wide range of atmosphere-ecosystem interactions, a workshop was held in September...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309103312
• ISBN13: 9780309103312
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 154 Pages