Table of Contents

1. Global Change and Climate.- 2. Global Change and Oceans.- 3. Global Change and Freshwater Ecosystems.- 4. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems.- 5. Urban Environments.- 6. Global Change and Sustainable Development.- 7. Global Change and Human Health.- 8. Global Change and Food Security.- 9. Greenhouse Gases and Geoengineering.- 10. Social Aspects of Global Change.

About the Author

Bill Freedman is an ecologist and professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he does research and teaches classes in ecology and environmental science. He is a specialist in the ecological effects of pollution, disturbance, and other stressors, including: the effects of forest harvesting and management on vegetation, wildlife, and site quality; pollution of surface waters; toxic elements; acidification; arctic ecology; the conservation of biodiversity; the design of ecologically sustainable resource-use systems; and curricula in environmental education.