Adapting to a changing environment : confronting the consequences of climate change /
McClanahan, Tim R.
Adapting to a changing environment : confronting the consequences of climate change / Tim R. McClanahan and Joshua E. Cinner. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xi, 193 pages ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Climate Change, Resources, and Human Adaptation --
2. The Global Context of Marine Fisheries --
3. Climate Change and Oceanography --
4. Climate Change and the Resilience of Coral Reefs --
5. Climate Change and Coral Reef Fishes and Fisheries --
6. Vulnerability of Coastal Communities --
7. Coastal Communities' Responses to Disturbance --
8. Linking Social, Ecological, and Environmental Systems --
9. Building Adaptive Capacity --
10. Managing Ecosystems for Change --
11. Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change.
This title provides tools and a theoretical framework for governments and managers to understand and confront the consequences of climate change. Focusing on coral reefs and the societies that depend on them, the authors examine potential problems and solutions.
9780199754489 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Climatic changes.
Global environmental change.
QC903
Adapting to a changing environment : confronting the consequences of climate change / Tim R. McClanahan and Joshua E. Cinner. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xi, 193 pages ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Climate Change, Resources, and Human Adaptation --
2. The Global Context of Marine Fisheries --
3. Climate Change and Oceanography --
4. Climate Change and the Resilience of Coral Reefs --
5. Climate Change and Coral Reef Fishes and Fisheries --
6. Vulnerability of Coastal Communities --
7. Coastal Communities' Responses to Disturbance --
8. Linking Social, Ecological, and Environmental Systems --
9. Building Adaptive Capacity --
10. Managing Ecosystems for Change --
11. Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change.
This title provides tools and a theoretical framework for governments and managers to understand and confront the consequences of climate change. Focusing on coral reefs and the societies that depend on them, the authors examine potential problems and solutions.
9780199754489 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Climatic changes.
Global environmental change.
QC903