Global Change Biology UPDF
- ISBN-10
- 0190644648
- ISBN-13
- 9780190644642
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-12-30
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Erica Bree Rosenblum
Description
Bree Rosenblum's Global Change Biology provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of Global Change Biology and will be a roadmap for structuring Global Change Biology courses, a burgeoning field of biological study. The first of its kind, Rosenblum goes beyond the narrow focus of existing texts, which tend to focus on climate only, by offering broader coverage and focusing on how humans have affected the planet though mechanisms such as infectious disease, habitat loss, biogeochemistry, and the water cycle. The textbook will encourage students to think about change across spatial and temporal scales and fills a unique niche of integrating ecological and evolutionary perspectives consistently. The conceptual arc of the textbook is organized around three fundamental learning objectives: The Past, The Present, and The Future of global change, with respective study of evolution and history of global change thought, contemporary issues in the Anthropocene era, and future responses to current crises in ecosystems and organismal behavior. Enrichment features include "Core concepts" boxes reviewing foundational biological concepts, "Meet the Data" boxes providing direct experience interpreting Global change data, and "Integrative Case Studies," which provide an opportunity to evaluate multifaceted organismal responses in complex systems. Pre- and post- assessment tools like "The Blank Page," a chapter-opener feature in the mold of the National Science Foundation's "Picturing to Learn" initiative, encourage students to reflect and self-assess and deepen involvement. The primary intended audience for Global Change Biology is upper division undergraduate students in any biology major. Upper division students will be ready to apply key concepts in ecology and evolution to the Global Change Biology theme area and develop a more analytical and integrative skill set as scientists.
