Temperature Adaptation in a Changing Climate Nature at Risk

Improving shared knowledge of the biological mechanisms of temperature adaptation in plants and animals will help prevent major losses of crops and genetic resources in the future.

Temperature Adaptation in a Changing Climate: Nature at Risk Edited by Kenneth B. Storey and Karen K. Tanino The impact of climate change on low temperature adaptation is a much-neglected field in research and policy. A commonly held view is that with increasing temperatures under climate change, the negative impact of low temperatures on organisms adapted to cold regions will be reduced. However, increasing fluctuations in temperature mean the risk of cold as well as heat stress will pose a greater threat to ectothermic and endothermic organisms both on land and in aquatic environments. For example, frost injury is expected to cause devastating damage to crops on an increasingly large scale. Improving shared knowledge of the biological mechanisms of temperature adaptation in microorganisms, plants and animals will help prevent major losses of crops, genetic resources and species diversity. This book is the first to address the mechanistic similarities between species in their responses to temperature in a multi-organismal approach. It examines the challenges and impacts of climate change on temperature adaptation in micro-organisms (including pathogens) and invertebrates, as well as economically and scientifically important plants and vertebrates in both terrestrial and marine environments. Concluding with a focus on the interactions between organisms, this book is essential reading for researchers and students of biology, as well as anyone with an interest in climate change. Related Titles Crop Stress Management and Global Climate Change CABI Climate Change Series vol. 2 Edited by J.L. Araus and G.A. Slafer 2011 c.224 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 680 8 Climate Change Biology (textbook logo) J.A. Newman, M. Anand, H.A.L. Henry, S.L. Hunt and Z. Gedalof PB 2011 304 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 670 9 HB 2011 304 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 748 5 Climate Change and Crop Production CABI Climate Change Series vol. 1 Edited by M.P. Reynolds 2010 320 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 633 4 Forestry and Climate Change Edited by P.H. Freer-Smith, M.S.J. Broadmeadow and J.M. Lynch PB 2009 272 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 596 2 HB 2007 272 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 294 7