Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 1 The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: di Prisco, Guido (Editor), Verde, Cinzia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: From Pole to Pole
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Geobiology.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary biology.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Biogeosciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Evolutionary Biology.

The poles undergo climate changes exceeding those in the rest of the world in terms of their speed and extent, and have a key role in modulating the climate of the Earth. Ecosystems adapted to polar environments are likely to become vulnerable to climate changes. Their responses allow us to analyse...