| Title | Antarctic ecosystems; environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact |
| Author | Bargagli, R. |
| Author Affil | Bargagli, R., University of Siena, Department of Environmental Sciences, Siena, Italy |
| Source | Ecological Studies, Vol.175, 395p. . Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. ISSN: 0070-8356. ISBN: 978-3-540-74005-6 |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Notes | In English. 1260 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 285442. CRREL Acc. No: 62004707 |
| Index Terms | climatic change; ecology; ecosystems; geomorphology; glacial deposits; human activity; ocean environments; marine deposits; sediments; snow; Antarctica; Southern Ocean; atmosphere; climate change; environmental management; fresh-water environment; glacial environment; land management; marine environment; marine sediments; pollutants; sea water; terrestrial environment |
| Abstract | This volume of Ecological Studies examines Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems; their environmental contamination, climate change and human impact. Chapters include: Antarctica, geomorphology and climate trends; Glacial, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems; The Southern Ocean environment, anthropogenic impact and climate change; persistent contamination in the Antarctic atmosphere; Persistent contaminants in snow, terrestrial ecosystems and inland waters; Contaminants in Antarctic seawater and sediments; Persistent contaminants in Antarctic marine food chains; and Climate change, anthropogenic impact and environmental research in Antarctica, a synthesis and perspectives. Includes geographical, subject and taxonomic indexes. (mte) |
| Publication Type | monograph |
| Record ID | 84298 |