| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 299 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color), maps (black and white, and color) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Reconstructing past climate variability. Long-term climate evolution based on ice core records / Barbara Stenni -- Antarctic air bubbles and the long-term ice core record of CO2 and other greenhouse gases / Dominique Raynaud, Jai Chowdhry Beeman, Jérôme Chappellaz, Frédéric Pareenin, Jinhwa Shin -- Holocene environmental changes inferred from Antarctic lake sediments / Santiago Giralt, Armand Hernández, Sergi Pla-Rabes, Dermot Antoniades, Manuel Toro, Ignacio Granados, Marc Oliva -- Part 2. Geological and geomorphological dynamics. The role of volcanism in the making of Antarctica / John L. Smellie -- Tracing the deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum / Daniel Nývlt, Neil F. Glasser, Emma Hocking, Marc Oliva, Stephen J. Roberts, Matěj Roman -- Relative sea level changes in the Antarctic coastal zone / Elie Verleyen, Dominic A. Hodgson, Wim Vyverman -- Past geomorphic processes : the role of permafrost and periglacial processes in ice-free environments / Mauro Guglielmin -- Soils of Antarctica : a key to past environments / James Bockheim -- Part 3. Biological processes. Past changes on fauna and flora distribution / Greta C. Vega, Miguel Ángel Olalla-Tárraga -- Refuges of Antarctic diversity / Peter Convey, Elisabeth M. Biersma, Angelica Casanova-Katny, Claudia S. Maturana -- Geoecological responses / Nicoletta Cannone -- Part 4. Human exploration and recent climate trends. Connections with middle and low latitudes / Ryan L. Fogt, Kyle R. Clem -- Recent climate trends / Marilyn N. Raphael, William R. Hobbs, Gareth J. Marshall, Sharon E. Stammerjohn -- Exploring and exploiting Antarctica : the early human interactions / Michael Pearson, Andres Zarankin, Melisa A. Salerno -- Humans in Antarctica : science and policy / Jerónimo López-Martínez |
| Summary |
Past Antarctica: Paleoclimatology and Climate Change presents research on the past and present of Antarctica in reference to its current condition, including considerations for effects due to climate change. Experts in the field explore key topics, including environmental changes, human colonization and present environmental trends. Addressing a wide range of fields, including the biosphere, geology and biochemistry, the book offers geographers, climatologists and other Earth scientists a vital resource that is beneficial to an understanding of Antarctica, its history and conservation efforts. -- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Paleoclimatology -- Antarctica
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Paleoclimatology
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Antarctica
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oliva, Marc, editor
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Ruiz-Fernández, Jesús, editor
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| ISBN |
9780128179260 |
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0128179260 |
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