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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

Preface