Exploring the Last Continent An Introduction to Antarctica
Individual chapters discuss the exploitation of marine living resources; biological prospecting; geological resources; renewable energy; regulatory challenges of commercial exploitation; the causes and impacts of climate change in Antarctica; and the role of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Res...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
- 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