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Author Bargagli, Roberto.

Title Antarctic ecosystems : environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact / R. Bargagli
Edition First edition
Published Berlin ; [Great Britain] : Springer, 2004

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Description xix, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series Ecological studies ; v. 175
Ecological studies ; v. 175
Contents 1. Antarctica : geomorphology and climate trends -- 2. Glacial, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems -- 3. The southern ocean environment : anthropogenic impact and climate change -- 4. Persistent contaminants in the Antarctic atmosphere -- 5. Persistent contaminants in snow, terrestrial ecosystems and inland waters -- 6. Contaminants in Antarctic seawater and sediments -- 7. Persistent contaminants in Antarctic marine food chains -- 8. Climate change, anthropogenic impact and environmental research in Antarctica : a synthesis and perspectives
Summary "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 unique physico-chemical characteristics of the Antarctic environment, ecophysiological adaptations of terrestrial and marine organisms, the transfer of contaminants in pelagic and neritic food chains and the possible consequences for animals at higher trophic levels. The text concludes with possible future scenarios of climate change and atmospheric contamination and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Greenhouse effect
Antarctic Region
Ecosystems
Pollution
Climate change (Anthropogenic)
Environmental impact
Statistics
International comparisons
Overseas item
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-377)and indexes
Notes System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader
Subject Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Antarctica.
Tundra ecology -- Antarctica.
Snow ecology -- Antarctica.
Climatic changes -- Antarctica.
Pollution -- Antarctica.
Ecology -- Antarctica.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Antarctica.
Biotic communities -- Antarctica.
SUBJECT Antarctic Regions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005490 -- Environmental conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005384
LC no. 2004110300
ISBN 3540220917 hardback