Global Change Biology exists to promote understanding of
the interface between all aspects of current environmental change
and biological systems, including rising tropospheric O3 and CO2
concentrations, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and
eutrophication. Both biological responses and feedbacks to change
are included, and may be considered at any level of organization
from molecular to biome. Studies which integrate across levels of
organization to provide a mechanistic understanding are
particularly encouraged. Studies may be experimental, observational
or theoretical, and may concern aquatic or terrestrial and managed
or natural environments. GCB concentrates on primary
research articles, but operates a flexible policy regarding other
submissions, which include Technical Papers, Mini-Reviews and
Opinion Articles.
Global Change Biology defines global change as any
consistent trend in the environment - past, present or projected -
that affects a substantial part of the globe. Examples include:
- rising tropospheric ozone, carbon dioxide and sulphur
dioxide concentrations
- increasing UV-B irradiation
- global climate change
- biological sinks and sources of atmospheric trace
gases
- eutrophication
- land use change
- loss of biodiversity
- biological feedback on climate change
- biological mitigation for atmospheric change
All manuscripts relating to aspects of biofuel production from
forestry, crop production, enzymatic deconstruction and microbial
fuel synthesis to implications for biodiversity, ecosystem
services, economics, policy and global change should be submitted
to GCB Bioenergy www.GCBBioenergy.com, a new
sister journal of Global Change Biology. These will no
longer be considered for publication in Global Change
Biology.
Recent Press Coverage for Global Change
Biology
The following press coverage has been
recorded for Global Change
Biology in 2009:
Wildlife of Galapagos Islands 'devastated by ocean
warming'
Telegraph; also reported by UPI, BBC News, Sky News (December
2009)
Carbon dioxide makes aspens grow faster
USA Today (December 2009)
Ice
retreat creates new CO2 store
BBC News (November 2009)
Beneath the waves: the future of carbon capture and
storage
Guardian (November 2009)
Cities trap more carbon than rainforests
National Geographic (September 2009)
Reindeer herds in global decline
BBC Earth News online; also reported in The Sun, United Press
International, CBC.ca, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald
Warmer summers 'killing off daddy long legs and beloved British
Birds
Mail Online (March 2009)
Weather
Eye: frogspawn is a good indicator of spring
Times Online (March 2009)
Research Highlights, Ecology: Bouillabaise
Nature, 459, 142, (May 2009)
The International Polar Year -
Virtual Special Issue
This virtual issue of
Global Change Biology has been assembled to mark the end of
the fourth International Polar Year. The two overarching themes of
this issue are Ecosystem Processes and Population
Change.
Read
this issue online now
Fire - A Special Issue
This special issue
of Global Change Biology considers fires on four
continents (Europe, North and South America and Africa) and
addresses the drivers for recent changes in fire activity, models
what we can expect in the future and considers some of the
challenges facing forest managers. Read
the issue online now.
Impacts of Environmental Change on Insect Management and
Conservation - Virtual Special
Issue
The articles of this thematic issue are associated with a
symposium of the XXII International Congress of Entomology -
Entomology: Strength in Diversity (15-21 August 2004 in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia). Edited by Hefin Jones.
Popular Articles
The following articles
demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the
last few years. Click on any title to view the abstract:
Bird migration times, climate change, and changing population
sizes
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Trevor L. Lloyd-Evans,
Richard B. Primack, Paul Satzinger
Meeting US biofuel goals with less land: the potential of
Miscanthus
Emily A. Heaton, Frank G. Dohleman, Stephen P. Long
Effects of temperature and fertilization on nitrogen cycling and
community composition of an urban lawn
Neeta S. Bijoor, Claudua I. Czimczik, Diane E. Pataki, Sharon A.
Billings
Effects of elevated CO2 on the protein concentration of food crops:
a meta-analysis
Daniel R. Taub, Brian Miller, Holly Allen
Climate change effects on upland stream macroinvertebrates over a
25-year period
Isabelle Durance, S. J. Ormerod
European phenological response to climate change matches the
warming pattern
Annette Menzel, Tim H. Sparks, Nicole Estrella et al.
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