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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779509303321

Titolo

Climate change and Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] ] : indicators and impacts : report for the 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) / / coordinating lead editors, Victoria W. Keener ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012

ISBN

1-61091-459-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Collana

National climate assessment regional technical input report series

Altri autori (Persone)

KeenerVictoria

Disciplina

363.73874

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific

Freshwater ecology - Islands of the Pacific

Hydrology - Islands of the Pacific

Sea level - Islands of the Pacific

Coral reef ecologyl - Islands of the Pacific

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""About This Series""; ""About This Report""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Hawai �i Governor's Letter""; ""List of Figures,Tables, and Boxes""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1: Pacific Islands Region Overview""; ""Chapter 2: Freshwater and Drought on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 3: Sea Level and Coastal Inundation on Pacific Islands ""; ""Chapter 4: Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 5: Conclusions""; ""Appendix A: Glossaries Related to Weather and Climate in the Pacific Islands""

""Appendix B: Future Regional Climate: Modeling and Projections""""Appendix C: Members of the Pacific Assessment Core Science Team""; ""Appendix D: Members of the Pacific Assessment Steering Committee""; ""Appendix E: PIRCA Water and Drought Technical Workshop, November 17, 2011""; ""Appendix F: PIRCA Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Inundation Extremes: Methodologies, Indicators, Impacts, and Visualization Workshop, January 10�12, 2012 ""; ""Appendix G: PIRCA Ecosystems technical Workshop, January 18�19, 2012"";



""Appendix H: Summary of Workshop Evaluations""; ""References""