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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Biology of polar regions. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)644097803 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David N Thomas; G E Fogg; et al |
| ISBN: | 9780199298136 0199298130 9780199298112 0199298114 |
| OCLC Number: | 181862729 |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: The biology of polar habitats / G.E. Fogg. 1998. |
| Description: | xiii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction to the polar regions -- Introduction -- The energy balances of the polar regions -- Climate -- Thermohaline circulation -- El Niño Southern Oscillation -- Arctic and North Atlantic Oscillations -- Magnetic and electrical phenomena -- Stress, adaptation, and survival in polar regions -- Introduction -- Life at low temperatures -- Desiccation -- The effects of radiation -- Biological rhythms in the polar environment -- Periglacial and terrestrial habitats in polar regions -- Introduction -- Substrata -- Communities -- The physiological ecology of polar plants and invertebrates -- Specialized communities -- Comparison of Arctic and Antarctic terrestrial habitats and communities -- Glacial habitats in polar regions -- Introduction -- Life in the interior of polar ice sheets and glaciers -- Life at the margin -- The snow alga community -- Wider perspectives -- Inland waters in polar regions -- Introduction -- Arctic lakes -- Antarctic lakes -- Streams and rivers -- Conclusions -- Open oceans in polar regions -- Introduction -- Gradients in waters -- The plankton -- The physiological ecology of polar phytoplankton -- The zooplankton -- Squid -- Fish -- The polar marine pelagic systems -- Frozen oceans in polar regions -- Introduction -- The physical characteristics of sea ice -- The biology of sea ice -- The ice edge -- Polynyas -- The wider significance of sea ice biology -- Marine benthos in polar regions -- Introduction -- The littoral zone -- The shallow sublittoral zone -- The benthos of deep waters -- Benthos under ice shelves -- Seasonality and dynamics of benthic communities -- Comparisons and conclusions -- Birds and mammals in polar regions -- Introduction -- Seabirds -- Seals -- Whales -- Bears and foxes -- Climate change in polar regions -- Introduction -- Changes during geological time: the ice ages -- Biological responses to long-term changes -- Present-day global climate change and polar regions -- Human impact on polar regions -- The first invasions by humans -- The ecology of pre-industrial humans in the Arctic -- Sealing and whaling -- Hunting -- Fishing -- Pastoral and agriculture development -- Introduction of non-native organisms by humans -- Mineral and oil extraction -- Pollution -- Tourism -- Military uses of the polar regions -- Conservation -- Some conclusions. |
| Series Title: | Biology of habitats. |
| Responsibility: | David N. Thomas ... [et al.]. |
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Abstract:
There is an increased awareness of the importance of polar regions, and their vulnerability to anthropogenic derived change. This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to polar ecology. The emphasis is on the organisms that dominate these environments although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered.
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<br>"A remarkable tour de force. This book is one of the valuable Oxford Press Biology of Habitats series covering some dozen habitats. To give an idea of the scope of The Biology of Polar Habitats, the authors have covered almost all the habitats in the rest of the series because polar habitats include a remarkably diverse array of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats and the book reviews them all. This book should be read by college students as well as by professionals. Polar biologists will be impressed with the reviews of their own specialties and will profit from reading all the chapters." -- Polar Biology<p><br>"Polar ecosystems are on the brink of a massive reorganization. This comprehensive volume provides the background we all need in order to understand what is going on and to figure out what to do about it."--The Quarterly Review of Biology<p><br> Read more...
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