Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics

’… provides a useful starting point for contemporary research and synthesis into the relationships between climatic changes, biological diversity and speciation, and ecological dynamics.’ Ecology ‘The volume will be an invaluable contribution to anyone studying climate change effects on the living world … truly enjoyed reading it. Its unique contribution is to explicitly provide links between systematics and climate change. As such, it will please natural historians and researchers working in natural history museums and botanical gardens. However, its breath of coverage makes it useful for a much wider range of readers, including students, academics, and practitioners.’ Miguel B. Araujo, The Quarterly Review of Biology “Readers will receive a full perspective and knowledge of global climate change, models, biological responses, potential impacts, adaptation of species, and conservation management. This is the most up-to-date resource for advanced students, researchers, and policy makers who are seeking fundamental knowledge and guidance in developing adaptation plans for the world’s future climate.” J. Chen, Choice Magazine “… provides a useful starting point for contemporary research and synthesis into the relationships between climate changes, biological diversity and speciation, and ecological dynamics.” Aaron M. Ellison, Ecology “The volume will be an invaluable contribution to anyone studying climate-change effects on the living world…truly enjoyed reading it. Its unique contribution is to explicitly provide links between systematics and climate change. As such, it will please natural historians and researchers working in natural history museums and botanical gardens. However, its breath of coverage makes it useful for a much wider range of readers, including students, academics, and practitioners.” - Miguel B. Araujo, Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2013

Trevor Hodkinson is Senior Lecturer in Botany at the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin. He is Head of the Botany Molecular Laboratory and Assistant Curator of the Herbarium. He specialises in the research fields of molecular systematics, genetic resources and taxonomy.

Michael Jones holds the Chair of Botany in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin. He is a plant ecophysiologist and his research focuses on the study of climate-plant interactions, particularly the effects of climate on photosynthesis, growth and primary productivity.

Stephen Waldren is a Lecturer in Botany and Curator of the Trinity College, Dublin, Botanic Garden. His research interests are in the areas of conservation biology and phylogeography.

John Parnell is Head of the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, and Curator of the Herbarium. His research interests are predominantly in the fields of plant taxonomy and systematics, working mainly on the floras of Ireland and Thailand.