Antarctic Ecosystems (PDF)
An Extreme Environment in a Changing World
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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.
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.
Autoren-Porträt
Alex Rogers is a marine biologist working on the ecology andconservation of marine ecosystem. Most of his research has focused
on Antarctic and deep-sea habitats, including seamounts,
hydrothermal vents and cold-water corals. He uses molecular tools
to help investigate the diversity and evolution of species and
connectivity of populations of marine organisms. He has also worked
extensively on human impacts on the oceans and the development of
policies for improved management of the oceans.
Nadine Johnston is a marine ecologist. Her research is
focused on the interaction of Scotia Sea species and their links to
the circumpolar ocean (from a food web perspective) to understand
the importance of spatial and temporal variability in the operation
of this ecosystem.
Eugene Murphy has spent over 25 years working on polar
marine ecosystems, as a marine ecologist and ecological
modeller. His major interests are in the structure and
function of oceanic ecosystems, and how biological and physical
interactions at different scales affect the dynamics of marine
populations, the overall structure of marine ecosystems amd their
response to change.
Andrew Clarke has spent the over 40 years working in
polar regions, principally as a marine ecologist. His major
interests are the elationship between temperature and the
physiology and ecology of organisms, and how changes in climate
over geological time have influenced the distribution and diversity
of organisms.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2012, 1. Auflage, 756 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Alex D. Rogers, Nadine M. Johnston, Eugene J. Murphy, Andrew Clarke
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1444347217
- ISBN-13: 9781444347210
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2012
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