Antarctica
- 1st Edition - May 31, 1985
- Latest edition
- Editors: N. Bonner, David Walton
- Language: English
Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a… Read more
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Description
Description
Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a growing number of countries are supporting basic scientific research on the continent and in its surrounding seas. Our knowledge of life in this extreme environment, although limited, suggests that it is a key environment for many areas of science. Potential economic developments for food and minerals as well as increasing political complications might jeopardise the present scientific accord in the future. Now is the time to take stock: what do we know about Antarctic ecology? What are the threats and how can they be met? In this volume Antarctic scientists from six countries write about the Antarctic ecosystem.
Readership
Readership
Of interest to ecologists and environmentalists, and of general interest.
Table of contents
Table of contents
History and exploration in Antarctic Biology, D W H Walton & W N Bonner. Physical geography - climate, H R Phillpot. Physical geography and geological evolution, D H Elliot. Physical geography - soils, G G C Claridge & I B Campbell. Terrestrial habitats - vegetation, R E Longton. Invertebrates, L Somme. Terrestrial habitats - inland waters, J Priddle. Plankton of the Antarctic seas, S Z El-Sayed. Benthos, G B Picken. Antarctic fish, K H Kock. Seals of the Antarctic, W N Bonner. Antarctic whales, R Gambell. Oceanic birds of the Antarctic, W R Siegfried. Penguins, B Stonehouse. The Sub-Antarctic islands, D W H Walton. The Sub-Antarctic islands - introduced mammals, N Leader-Williams. Food webs and interactions: an overview of the Antarctic ecosystem, A Clarke. Conservation and exploitation, B Sage.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 31, 1985
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
DW
David Walton
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, School of Phsycial Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, CanadaView book on ScienceDirect
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