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Category : Alpine regions
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Arctic and Alpine Research
Author: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Author: Antarctic Journal of the United States
Author: Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment
Author: Jon Børre ØrbaekPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642080142
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The European Arctic and Alpine regions are experiencing large environmental changes. These changes may have socio-economic effects if the changes affect the bioproduction, which form the basis for the marine and terrestrial food chains. This uniquely multidisciplinary book presents the various aspects of contemporary environmental changes in Arctic and Alpine Regions.
Research in Polar and Alpine Geomorphology
Author: Barry D. FaheyPublisher:
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Category : Cold regions
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Arctic and Alpine Environments
Author: Jack D. IvesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000698947
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1202
Book Description
Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology. The book argues that there is a necessity for carefully controlled development of the resources of these regions and suggests that there is a risk of irreversible disturbance without full understanding of these regions. This book provides a detailed documentation of cold-stressed arctic and alpine terrestrial environments and systematically deals with the present and past physical environment – climate, hydrology and glaciology; biota – treeline, vegetation, vertebrate zoology, and historical biogeography; abiotic processes – geomorphological and pedological and the role of man – bioclimatology, archaeology and technological impact, including radioecology. The book will appeal to academics and students of environmental and biological science, as well as providing a significant source for conservationists’, government agencies and industrial organizations.
Antarctic Ecosystems
Author: Alex D. RogersPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444347225
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists. Extreme environmental conditions, seasonality and isolation have lead to some of the most striking examples of natural selection and adaptation on Earth. Paradoxically, some of these adaptations may pose constraints on the ability of the Antarctic biota to respond to climate change. Parts of Antarctica are showing some of the largest changes in temperature and other environmental conditions in the world. In this volume, published in association with the Royal Society, leading polar scientists present a synthesis of the latest research on the biological systems in Antarctica, covering organisms from microbes to vertebrate higher predators. This book comes at a time when new technologies and approaches allow the implications of climate change and other direct human impacts on Antarctica to be viewed at a range of scales; across entire regions, whole ecosystems and down to the level of species and variation within their genomes. Chapters address both Antarctic terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and the scientific and management challenges of the future are explored.
USARP
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Antarctic ProgramsPublisher:
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Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A National Arctic Information Network
Author: David M. HickokPublisher:
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
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