| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to Antarctic lakes -- 2. Freshwater lakes -- 3. Saline lakes -- 4. Epishelf lakes -- 5. Lakes and ponds on glaciers and ice shelves -- 6. Subglacial lakes -- 7. Conclusions and future directions |
| Summary |
Antarctica possesses a remarkably diverse range of lakes, including freshwater and saline lakes (some as salty as the Dead Sea), tidal freshwater lakes (epishelf lakes), lakes on ice shelves and glacier surfaces, and an extraordinary network of lakes beneath the polar ice sheet, the so-called subglacial lakes. This book is the first to draw together current knowledge on the geomorphology, morphometry, chemistry, community structure, and functioning of these delicate unproductive ecosystems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Limnology -- Antarctica
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Lakes -- Antarctica.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Lakes
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Limnology
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Antarctica
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wadham, Jemma, author
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| ISBN |
9780191788536 |
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0191788538 |
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9780191649318 |
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0191649317 |
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9780191649325 |
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0191649325 |
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