Pearson, Richard G. 1977-

Driven to extinction : the impact of climate change on biodiversity / Richard Pearson. - New York : Sterling, c2011. - 263 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

"American Museum of Natural History."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-254) and index.

A climate for life -- Herps on hills -- To the ends of the earth -- Out of sync -- A global fingerprint -- Extinction risk -- Running to keep still -- Complex communities -- Crying wolf? -- Twenty-first-century conservation.

Explores the possible effects of global warming and climate change on more than a million species around the globe.

9781402772238 (alk. paper) 1402772238 (alk. paper)

2011282368


Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.
Biodiversity.
Bioclimatology.
Extinction (Biology)
Biodiversity conservation.
Climate change--Environmental aspects.
Biodiversity.

QC902.9 / .P43 2011

577.27/6