Antarctic ecosystems : Environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact
- Author
- Roberto Bargagli
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the unique physico-chemical characteristics of the Antarctic environment, ecophysiological adaptations of terrestrial and marine organisms, the transfer of contaminants in pelagic and neritic food chains and the possible consequences for animals at higher trophic levels.
Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Antarctic / Antarktis / Klimaveränderung / Management natürlicher Ressourcen / Naturschutz / Polarbiologie / Sediment / Snow / Ecology / Ecosystem / Environment / Geomorphology
