The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change: Implications for Natural and Managed Ecosystems
Description:
From the perspective of terrestrial ecosystems, the most important component of global change over the next three or four decades will likely be land-use/cover change. It is driven largely by the need to feed the expanding human population, expected to increase by almost one billion (109) people per decade for the next three decades at least. Much of this increase will occur in developing countries in the low-latitude regions of the world. To meet the associated food demand, crop yields will ne…
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Date:
1997
Creator:
Walker, Brian & Steffen, WIll
Partner:
UNT Libraries