Exploring the last continent : an introduction to Antarctica /: an introduction to Antarctica. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniela Liggett, Bryan Storey, Yvonne Cook, Veronika Meduna, editors.
• Editors: Liggett, Daniela; Storey, Bryan C; Cook, Yvonne Anne 1967-; Meduna, Veronika
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- PART 1: Physical Sciences -- 2. A Continent under Ice: Studying Geology in Antarctica -- 3. A Long Journey South: Unravelling Antarctica's Geological History -- 4. Looking Back to the Future: Palaeoclimate Studies in Antarctica -- 5. An Ice-bound Continent: Antarctic's Cryosphere and Hydrological Systems -- 6. Weather and Climate: Antarctica's Role in the Global Atmospheric System -- 7. The Southern Ocean: Antarctica's Northern Boundary -- 8. From Ice to Space: The Antarctic Atmosphere -- PART 2 -- 9. Remote Ocean Outposts: Biological Diversity of the Subantarctic Islands -- 10. Life on Land: Aquatic Terrestrial Ecosystems in Antarctica -- 11. Life on Land: Non-aquatic Terrestrial Eccosystems in Antarctica -- 12. Beyond the Ice: Marine Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean -- 13. Antarctic Megafauna: Birds and Mammals of Antarctica -- 14. Surviving in the Cold: Invertebrates and Fish in Antarctica -- 15. Polar Expeditions: Historical and Social Aspects of Antarctic Exploration -- 16. A Continent for Peace and Science: Antarctic Governance -- 17. Extreme and Unusual Psychology in Antarctica -- 18. Destination Icy Wilderness: Antarctic Tourism -- 19. Creativity at the Frozen Frontier: The Arts in Antarctica -- 20. Commercial Harvest: Exploitation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources -- 21. Southern Ocean Fisheries: Managing Harvests of Marine Life -- 22. The Search for Extremophiles: Antarctic Biological Prospecting -- 23. The Question of Mining: Geological Resources in Antarctica -- 24. Ice and Mineral Resources: Regulatory Challenges of Commercial Exploitation -- 25. Recent Climate Change: Causes and Impacts of Climate Change in Antarctica -- 26. Reducing Fossil Fuel Consumption: Renewable Energy in Antarctica -- 27. Alien Invasions and the Impact of Non-native Species: Changing the Face of Life on Land in Antarctica?- 28. Future Challenges in Antarctic Research: International and Interdisciplinary Cooperation -- 29. Antarctic Scientific Collaboration: The Role of SCAR.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 597 pages), color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 559; Environment; Biotic communities -- Antarctica; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General; Biotic communities; Ecology; Environment; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Environmental Geography; Hydrology/Water Resources; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Renewable and Green Energy; Mineral Resources; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Energy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Mineralogy; Physical geography & topography; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; The environment; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Mineralogy & gems; Ecology; Renewable energy sources; Mineral resources; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Antarctica -- Environmental conditions; Antarctica -- Political aspects; Antarctica; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319189475; 3319189476
• Related ISBNs: 9783319189468; 3319189468; 9783319189468
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 30, 2015).
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