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Antarctica

  • 1 Edición - 31 de mayo de 1985
  • Última edición
  • Editores: N. Bonner, David Walton
  • Idioma: Inglés

Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a… Leer más

Descripción

Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a growing number of countries are supporting basic scientific research on the continent and in its surrounding seas. Our knowledge of life in this extreme environment, although limited, suggests that it is a key environment for many areas of science. Potential economic developments for food and minerals as well as increasing political complications might jeopardise the present scientific accord in the future. Now is the time to take stock: what do we know about Antarctic ecology? What are the threats and how can they be met? In this volume Antarctic scientists from six countries write about the Antarctic ecosystem.

De interès para

Of interest to ecologists and environmentalists, and of general interest.

Índice

History and exploration in Antarctic Biology, D W H Walton & W N Bonner. Physical geography - climate, H R Phillpot. Physical geography and geological evolution, D H Elliot. Physical geography - soils, G G C Claridge & I B Campbell. Terrestrial habitats - vegetation, R E Longton. Invertebrates, L Somme. Terrestrial habitats - inland waters, J Priddle. Plankton of the Antarctic seas, S Z El-Sayed. Benthos, G B Picken. Antarctic fish, K H Kock. Seals of the Antarctic, W N Bonner. Antarctic whales, R Gambell. Oceanic birds of the Antarctic, W R Siegfried. Penguins, B Stonehouse. The Sub-Antarctic islands, D W H Walton. The Sub-Antarctic islands - introduced mammals, N Leader-Williams. Food webs and interactions: an overview of the Antarctic ecosystem, A Clarke. Conservation and exploitation, B Sage.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 31 de mayo de 1985
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

DW

David Walton

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Assistant Professor, School of Phsycial Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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