Arctic Animal Ecology

Author : Hermann Remmert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642677106

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Arctic Animal Ecology by Hermann Remmert Pdf

A large number of comprehensive publications has been devoted to the Antarctic, to its plant and animal life. It is therefore relatively easy to familiarize oneself with the current state of Antarctic research. Nothing comparable is available for the Arctic. The heterogeneity and richness of the northern polar regions seem to have discouraged any attempt at a synthethic approach. This book has evolved from an attempt to summarize the results of 15 years of ecological and physiological research work in the Arctic - mostly on Spitsbergen. The necessity of comparing our results and the ecological conditions of Spitsbergen with other arctic regions grew into a full-sized book on arctic animal ecology. It is not meant as an exhaustive survey ofthe relevant literature. Instead I have tried to show how closely the various fields of research are interwoven, how many questions can be solved if only notice is taken of fellow scientists and their results, and how much arctic animals have in common. This book would not have been possible without the helpfulness of many colleagues. Above all I should like to mention Professor Ronning and Professor Solem of Trondheim University (Norway), Professor Arnthor Gardasson of Reykjavik University (Iceland), Dr. NettIeship, Dr. Oliver and Dr. Ryder of Canada and Professor West of Fairbanks University (Alaska, USA).

Author : Bernard Stonehouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Animal ecology
ISBN : OCLC:220839038

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Animals of the Arctic by Bernard Stonehouse Pdf

Author : David N. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118846544

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Arctic Ecology by David N. Thomas Pdf

The Arctic is often portrayed as being isolated, but the reality is that the connectivity with the rest of the planet is huge, be it through weather patterns, global ocean circulation, and large-scale migration patterns to name but a few. There is a huge amount of public interest in the ‘changing Arctic’, especially in terms of the rapid changes taking place in ecosystems and exploitation of resources. There can be no doubt that the Arctic is at the forefront of the international environmental science agenda, both from a scientific aspect, and also from a policy/environmental management perspective. This book aims to stimulate a wide audience to think about the Arctic by highlighting the remarkable breadth of what it means to study its ecology. Arctic Ecology seeks to systematically introduce the diverse array of ecologies within the Arctic region. As the Arctic rapidly changes, understanding the fundamental ecology underpinning the Arctic is paramount to understanding the consequences of what such change will inevitably bring about. Arctic Ecology is designed to provide graduate students of environmental science, ecology and climate change with a source where Arctic ecology is addressed specifically, with issues due to climate change clearly discussed. It will also be of use to policy-makers, researchers and international agencies who are focusing on ecological issues and effects of global climate change in the Arctic. About the Editor David N. Thomas is Professor of Arctic Ecosystem Research in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki. Previously he spent 24 years in the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales. He studies marine systems, with a particular emphasis on sea ice and land-coast interactions in the Arctic and Southern Oceans as well as the Baltic Sea. He also edited a related book: Sea Ice, 3rd Edition (2017), which is also published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Author : George Wenzel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:552451793

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Animal Rights, Human Rights by George Wenzel Pdf

Author : Steven H. Ferguson,Lisa L. Loseto,Mark L. Mallory
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048191215

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A Little Less Arctic by Steven H. Ferguson,Lisa L. Loseto,Mark L. Mallory Pdf

In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like beluga, narwhal, bowhead whales, and polar bears. Due to the challenges of conducting field research in this region, some of the mysteries of where these animals move, and how they are able to survive in such seemingly inhospitable, ice-choked habitats are just now being unlocked. For example, are polar bears being replaced by killer whales? This new information could not be more salient, as the Hudson Bay Region is undergoing rapid environmental change due to global warming, as well as increased pressures from industrial development interests. A Little Less Arctic brings together some of the world’s leading Arctic scientists to present the current state of knowledge on the physical and biological characteristics of Hudson Bay.

Author : George W. Wenzel
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0802068901

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Animal Rights, Human Rights by George W. Wenzel Pdf

This study of the controversy surrounding the hunting of seals in the Canadian Arctic concentrates on the Inuit of Clyde River, Baffin Island, and traces the evolution of the traditional subsistence economy and social structure to the present cash economy, and the effects of animal rights movements on the Inuit culture. Extensive bibliography, maps and glossary of Inuit sealing terms.

Author : Mia Pelletier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 1927095131

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Avati by Mia Pelletier Pdf

Introduces the ecosystem of the Arctic, which "contains many thriving habitats, each supported by dozens of ecological relationships between plants and animals"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Tori Kosara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Animals
ISBN : 054537958X

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Arctic Animals by Tori Kosara Pdf

Author : George Wenzel
Publisher : London : Belhaven Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043250112

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Animal Rights, Human Rights by George Wenzel Pdf

This study of the controversy surrounding the hunting of seals in the Canadian Arctic concentrates on the Inuit of Clyde River, Baffin Island, and traces the evolution of the traditional subsistence economy and social structure to the present cash economy, and the effects of animal rights movements on the Inuit culture. Extensive bibliography, maps and glossary of Inuit sealing terms.

Author : Charles S. Elton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226206394

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Animal Ecology by Charles S. Elton Pdf

Charles Elton was one of the founders of ecology, and his Animal Ecology was one of the seminal works that defined the field. In this book Elton introduced and drew together many principles still central to ecology today, including succession, niche, food webs, and the links between communities and ecosystems, each of which he illustrated with well-chosen examples. Many of Elton's ideas have proven remarkably prescient—for instance, his emphasis on the role climatic changes play in population fluctuations anticipated recent research in this area stimulated by concerns about global warming. For Chicago's reprint of this classic work, ecologists Mathew A. Leibold and J. Timothy Wootton have provided new introductions to each chapter, placing Elton's ideas in historical and scientific context. They trace modern developments in each of the key themes Elton introduced, and provide references to the most current literature. The result will be an important work for ecologists interested in the roots of their discipline, for educated readers looking for a good overview of the field, and for historians of science.

Author : Charles Sutherland Elton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : UOM:39015017701320

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The Ecology of Animals by Charles Sutherland Elton Pdf

Author : Oona Gaarder-Juntti
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617862991

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What Lives in the Arctic? by Oona Gaarder-Juntti Pdf

This book includes an overview of the arctic as well as a map showing where it is located. Beautiful, rich, oversized photos enhance the pages along with basic information and an additional factoid about the specific animals living in the arctic.

Author : L. Irving
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642856556

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Arctic Life of Birds and Mammals by L. Irving Pdf

After travel through Alaska during the Second World War, in 1947 I went to Barrow with a very lively group of biologists. From their productive research developed the Arctic Research Laboratory. While we examined the rather surpris ingly modest metabolic rates of arctic warmblooded animals in cold, PER SCHO LANDER proposed and then carried out measurements of metabolism of some tropi cal animals in Panama. The differences could be formulated to show the basis of adaptation to arctic cold and to tropical warmth. Imagination and logic were required to formulate the comparison so that it could become a part of science, but the essential measurements were derived from animals and plants in their own arctic and tropical environments. Characteristics that adapt the forms of life to climatic conditions of various environments appear clear in the large dimensions of extremely differing climates. At the time of my arrival in Alaska many of the arctic Eskimos were still largely dependent on natural resources of their immediate and local environment, in which great seasonal changes in temperature and solar radiation appeared as dominant factors. The living environment on which they subsisted was also mar kedly affected by the changes of the seasons, in particular by the change in state of water to ice that terminated summer and by the melting that brought the late transition from winter to summer.

Author : Arnoldus Schytte Blix
Publisher : Tapir Academic Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8251920507

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Arctic Animals and Their Adaptations to Life on the Edge by Arnoldus Schytte Blix Pdf

Where and what is the Arctic? What animals live there, and how are they distributed? How do they cope with cold in their austere environment, and how can Arctic mammals survive birth when it is 40 degrees below freezing. How can seals dive to a depth of 1000 metres and stay submerged for more than an hour, and how does complete darkness in winter affect the inhabitants of the high Arctic? This book answers these questions and also gives an introduction to the Arctic. It is based on the author's 40 years of experience in the Arctic, its environment and animal life. As this book contains almost 200 illustrations and deals with the entire Arctic animal kingdom, it will be suitable as a textbook for courses in Arctic biology, and also serve specialists in the field. It is a reference book and a source of information about published original literature.

Author : Mia Pelletier
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 1772272949

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Avati by Mia Pelletier Pdf

The Arctic is not a barren, frigid landscape filled with only ice and snow. It is a complex ecosystem that contains many thriving habitats, each supported by dozens of ecological relationships between plants and animals. From the many animals that live and hunt at the floe edge, to the hundreds of insects that abound on the summer tundra, this book gives a detailed bird's-eye view of the fascinating ways that animals, plants, and insects co-exist in the Arctic ecosystem. Written by Mia Pelletier, a biologist and wilderness field researcher, and complete with a glossary to clearly explain biological terms to young readers, this book provides a sound informational basis to understanding the Arctic ecosystem in all its facets.