Sustainable development (SD) has become a popular catchphrase in contemporary
development discourse. However, in spite of its pervasiveness and the massive popularity it …

Climatological variation and ecological perturbation have been pervasive drivers of faunal
assembly, structure and diversification for parasites and pathogens through recurrent events …

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Stimulation of C 3 crop yield by rising concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide ([CO 2])
is widely expected to counteract crop losses that are due to greater drought this century. But …

Causal attribution of recent biological trends to climate change is complicated because non-
climatic influences dominate local, short-term biological changes. Any underlying signal …

While ecologists involved in management or policy often are advised to learn to deal with
uncertainty, there are a number of components of global environmental change of which we …

Adaptation to a sudden extreme change in environment, beyond the usual range of
background environmental fluctuations, is analysed using a quantitative genetic model of …

Adaptation to climate variability and change is important both for impact assessment (to
estimate adaptations which are likely to occur) and for policy development (to advise on or …

No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where
they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these …

A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's
environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that …