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Author : Peter Convey,Katrin Linse,Huw James Griffiths,Bruno Danis,Anton Pieter Van de Putte,Alison Elizabeth Murray
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889637782
Author : Alex D. Rogers,Nadine M. Johnston,Eugene J. Murphy,Andrew Clarke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444347227
Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists. Extreme environmental conditions, seasonality and isolation have lead to some of the most striking examples of natural selection and adaptation on Earth. Paradoxically, some of these adaptations may pose constraints on the ability of the Antarctic biota to respond to climate change. Parts of Antarctica are showing some of the largest changes in temperature and other environmental conditions in the world. In this volume, published in association with the Royal Society, leading polar scientists present a synthesis of the latest research on the biological systems in Antarctica, covering organisms from microbes to vertebrate higher predators. This book comes at a time when new technologies and approaches allow the implications of climate change and other direct human impacts on Antarctica to be viewed at a range of scales; across entire regions, whole ecosystems and down to the level of species and variation within their genomes. Chapters address both Antarctic terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and the scientific and management challenges of the future are explored.
Author : Peter Fretwell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780141995618
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart. From a leading cartographer with the British Antarctic Survey, this new collection of maps and data reveals Antarctica as we have never seen it before. This is not just a book of traditional maps. It measures everything from the thickness of ice beneath our feet to the direction of ice flows. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and gorges longer than the Grand Canyon, all hidden beneath the ice. It shows us how air bubbles trapped in ice tell us what the earth's atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, proving the effects of greenhouse gases. Colonies of emperor penguins abound around the coastline, and the journeys of individual seals around the continent and down to the sea bed in search of food have been intricately tracked and mapped. Twenty-nine nations have research stations in Antarctica and their unique architecture is laid out here, along with the challenges of surviving in Antarctica'sunforgiving environment. Antarctica is also the frontier of our fight against climate change. If its ice melts, it will swamp almost every coastal city in the world. Antarctic Atlas illustrates the harsh beauty and magic of this mysterious continent, and shows how, far from being abstract, it has direct relevance to us all.
Author : A. Elzinga
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1993-05-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780792322672
This book gives an update on the rapidly changing events surrounding the introduction of an environmental protection regime in Antarctica. It takes up the historical background, as well as the role of science as a vehicle for political action. In particular it traces the shift of political agendas relating to Antarctica, and the changes this has wrought in research directions. The book brings together discussions from a symposium held at the University of Göteborg in Sweden, where a unique interaction between scientists, research administrators and philosophers of science homed in on the implications for science that flow from the shift towards an environmentalist focus in Antarctica. It is argued that changing trends in Antarctic research must be understood bifocally, i.e. with reference both to political changes and epistomological considerations. This places the book squarely in two different discourses, one in the social studies of science and technology, with special reference to science policy, and the other in environmental studies, with special reference to Antarctica. A comprehensive index is included.
Author : Louis S. Kornicker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : UCSD:31822002234177
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:632128421
Author : D. N. Thomas,G. E. Fogg,P. Convey,C. H. Fritsen,J. -M. Gili,R. Gradinger,J. Laybourn-Parry,K. Reid,D. W. H. Walton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191538261
There is now an increased awareness of the importance of polar regions in the Earth system, as well as their vulnerability to anthropogenic derived change, including of course global climate change. This new edition offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to polar ecology and has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout, providing expanded coverage of marine ecosystems and the impact of humans. It incorporates a detailed comparison of the Arctic and Antarctic systems, with a particular emphasis on the effects of climate change, and describes marine, freshwater, glacial, and terrestrial habitats. This breadth of coverage is unique in the polar biology literature. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, particular emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these extreme environments although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered. This accessible text is suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in polar ecology, often as part of a wider marine biology degree programme. It will also be of value and use to the many professional ecologists and conservation biologists requiring a concise overview of the topic.
Author : International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997-08-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521480337
The study of Antarctic communities can provide a valuable step forward in investigating the control of community development, the utilization of habitats and the interaction among species in both species rich and species poor communities. This book contains chapters characterizing the present approaches to both aquatic and terrestrial communities in the Antarctic. From biodiversity to trophic flows, from ecophysiological strategies to the impacts of environmental change and the effects of human disturbance, this volume provides an up to the minute overview of community studies in an area covering ten percent of the Earth's surface.
Author : William Davison,C. Howard-Williams,P. A. Broady,Paul Broady
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Animal populations
ISBN : UCSD:31822030054134
Author : K.R. Kerry,G. Hempel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642840746
Antarctic Ecosystems comprises 55 papers presented at the Fifth Symposium on Antarctic Biology held under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in Hobart, Australia, 29 August - 3 September, 1988. Both short- and long-term changes in ecosystems and community structures caused by natural and human factors were discussed to help understand the ecological processes taking place in a changing environment. The variability of ecological factors must be known for the development of realistic monitoring strategies and sound conservation practices.
Author : Wolf E. Arntz,Andrew Clarke
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642594199
Ten years ago Polar Biology published the book, Weddell Sea Ecology, containing the European "Polarstern" study EPOS in the Weddell Sea and Peninsula waters 1988/89. In certain respects, the present collection of papers, first published in Polar Biology in 2001, is a follow-up as it combines papers partly based on three "Polarstern" expeditions to the same region. Further articles relate to both land-based and shipborne studies, again primarily in the Atlantic sector and around the Antarctic Peninsula. The SCAR programme, "Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone" (EASIZ), served as an umbrella for a truly international cooperation. Although funding came exclusively from national sources, 40% of the scientists on board "Polarstern" were foreigners. Out of the 35 papers of the present volume not less than 14 papers have multinational authorship. The scope of EASIZ is wider ilian the Southern Ocean Studies in JGOFS and GLOBEC. The Contents reflect emphasis on the study of benthos, which hitherto had not received the necessary attention in the attempt to understand key questions of evolution and zoogeography of fauna from the Southern Hemisphere. The information collected under EASIZ enhanced greatly our recognition of the rather high biodiversity of ilie Antarctic shelf benthos. In order to extend these studies to ilie deeper continental slopes and the deep sea, "Polarstern" is presently on her way for ilie first international survey of deep-sea benthos in the Atlantic sector of ilie Southern Ocean.
Author : George A. Llano
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822013328943
Papers on limnology, physiology and ecology of aquatic systems, and taxonomy of fresh-water algae, lichens, mosses, fungi, protozoa and land arthropods of Antarctica.
Author : R. Bargagli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540264651
This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the role of Antarctic research for the protection of the global environment. The book also examines possible future scenarios of climate change and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations.
Author : Michael J. Samways
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0412454408
The realms of conservationists and entomologists are brought together.
Author : George Albert Llano,I. Eugene Wallen
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Marine biology
ISBN : UCSD:31822000676395
