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Author:

Bargagli, Roberto.

Title:

Antarctic ecosystems : environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact / R. Bargagli.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xix, 395 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Ecology--Antarctica.
Antarctica--Environmental conditions.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Antarctica.
Biotic communities--Antarctica.
Pollution--Environmental aspects--Antarctica.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Antarctica.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-377) and indexes.

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.

Series:

Ecological studies ; v. 175

ISBN:

9783540220916
3540220917

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56656843

LCCN:

2004110300

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UWAX953 -- Waldorf University - Luise V. Hanson Library (Forest City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)