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Integrated Regional Studies, to which this series will be devoted, have recently been identified as an important component of research into global change. For the inaugural volume, earth scientists from Asia, Australia, and North America look at the variability of monsoons, atmospheric composition, land use and land cover change, marine and coastal systems, and the driving forces of change. The topics include paleo-monsoon evolution and variability derived from deep-sea sediments, climate impacts of atmospheric sulfate and black carbon aerosols, the impact of land use in semi-arid Asia on aridification and desertification, impacts of global warming on living resources in ocean and coastal ecosystems, and trends and pro-active risk management of climate-related disasters. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
