The preceding chapters have synthesized what has been learned over the past six years
about global change and terrestrial ecosystems. In this chapter these findings, across the …

The ability of human societies to ameliorate, adapt to, and benefit from changing
environmental conditions requires fundamental knowledge of the responses of terrestrial …

Global change is the net effect of individual and interactive effects of changes in land use,
atmospheric composition, biological diversity, and climate. A synthesis of the past six years' …

Accumulating evidence points to an anthropogenic 'fingerprint'on the global climate change
that has occurred in the last century. Climate change has, and will continue to have …

Marked alterations in the Earth's environment have already been observed, and these
presage even greater changes as the impact of human (ie, land use and industrial) activities …

Human activities are having major impact on biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems
worldwide. Rapid urbanization and changes in rural populations are affecting ecosystems in …

Global change research requires not only knowledge of how individual species (eg pests)
respond to climate and land-use change, but also an understanding of the responses of …

Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such
as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and …

Computer models are important tools for gaining a better understanding of how terrestrial
ecosystems interact with a rapidly changing environment. Models can be used to synthesize …

The term 'global change'refers to the changes that are currently taking place in various
aspects of the global environment as a consequence of human activities. These changes …