Oxford Scholarship Online: The Biology of Polar Regions

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The Biology of Polar Regions Thomas, D.N., University of Wales, Bangor, UK Fogg, G.E., University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Deceased 2005 Convey, P., British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK Fritsen, C.H., Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA Gili, J.-M., Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Spanish National Research Council, Spain Gradinger, R., University of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Laybourn-Parry, J., University of Tasmania, Australia Reid, K., Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, Tasmania, Australia Walton, D.W.H., British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK Second Edition Print publication date: 2008 Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2008 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-929811-2 doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298112.001.0001
Abstract: There is now an increased awareness of the importance of polar regions in the Earth system, as well as their vulnerability to anthropogenic derived change, including of course global climate change. This text is the latest edition of this book and offers an introduction to polar ecology. It has been revised and updated, providing expanded coverage of marine ecosystems and the impact of humans. It incorporates a comparison of the Arctic and Antarctic systems, with a particular emphasis on the effects of climate change, and describes marine, freshwater, glacial, and terrestrial habitats. Much emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these extreme environments although pollution, conservation, and experimental aspects are also considered. Keywords: anthropogenic change, global climate change, polar ecology, marine ecosystems, Arctic, Antarctic, freshwater habitats, glacial habitats, terrestrial habitats, pollution Table of Contents Full Book Contents Preface 1. Introduction to the polar regions 2. Stress, adaptation, and survival in polar regions 3. Periglacial and terrestrial habitats in polar regions 4. Glacial habitats in polar regions 5. Inland waters in polar regions 6. Open oceans in polar regions 7. Frozen oceans in polar regions 8. Marine benthos in polar regions 9. Birds and mammals in polar regions 10. Climate change in polar regions 11. Human impact on polar regions 12. Some conclusions Bibliography Index

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298112.001.0001