Antarctic Ecosystems : an Extreme Environment in a Changing World / edited by Alex D. Rogers [and others].
"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...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Summary: | "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."--Publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published as an issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Volume 362, Numbers 1477/January 29, 2007 and 1478/December 29, 2007) but has been materially changed and updated." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 538 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444347241 1444347241 9781444347210 1444347217 9781444347227 1444347225 1280599383 9781280599385 9786613629227 6613629227 |