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Climate Change in the Tropics

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In this chapter, different aspects of climate variability at different time and spatial scales and their possible influences on ecosystems and biodiversity are discussed. A comprehensive full survey on climate change is presented in the fifth IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) assessment report 2013/2014.

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  1. Institute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Wetterkreuz 15, Erlangen, 91058, Germany

    Thorsten Peters

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  1. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, La Libertad, El Salvador

    Laslo Pancel

  2. Center for Wood Science, Institute of World Forestry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Michael Köhl

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Peters, T. (2016). Climate Change in the Tropics. In: Pancel, L., Köhl, M. (eds) Tropical Forestry Handbook. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54601-3_42

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