Antarctic Ecosystems Environmental Contamination, Climate Change, and Human Impact /

• Main Author: Bargagli, Roberto (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 175
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Climate change.; Geobiology.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Air pollution.; Life Sciences.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Biogeosciences.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.

Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006) The image of Antarctica as a symbol of the last great wilderness and pristine environment has changed considerably in the last two decades. Environmental problems such as the ozone hole and the break-up of ice-shelves have shown that Antarctica is inextricabl...

Table of Contents:

• Antarctica: Geomorphology and Climate Trends
• Glacial, Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems
• The Southern Ocean Environment: Anthropogenic Impact and Climate Change
• Persistent Contaminants 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
• Climate Change,Anthropogenic Impact and Environmental Research in Antarctica: a Synthesis and Perspectives.