Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems Antarctica as a Global Indicator

ISBN-10: 1402052766

ISBN-13: 9781402052767

Edition: 2006

Authors: Dana M. Bergstrom, Pete Convey, Ad H. L. Huiskes

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Description:

The Antarctic provides a suite of scenarios useful for investigating the range of climate change effects on terrestrial and limnetic biota. The international SCAR programme RiSCC (Regional Sensitivity to Climate Change in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems) is investigating these scenarios with the goals of (1) understanding the likely response of Antarctic biota to changing climates, and (2) contributing to the development of broadly applicable theory concerning interactions between climate change, indigenous and introduced species, and ecosystem functioning. The programme draws upon both new and existing data. The purpose of the book is to provide, based on the most up to date…

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 1/23/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 369
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.32" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Preface


List of Contributors



Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems: Antarctica as a Global Indicator




The Physical Setting of the Antarctic




Colonisation Processes




Biogeography




Biogeographic Trends in Antarctic Lake Communities




Life History Traits




Physiological Traits of Organisms in a Changing Environment




Plant Biodiversity in an Extreme Environment: Genetic Studies of Origins, Diversity and Evolution in the Antarctic




The Molecular Ecology of Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Invertebrates and Microbes




Biological Invasions




Landscape Control of High Latitude Lakes in a Changing Climate




Antarctic Climate Change and its Influences on Terrestrial Ecosystems




Antarctic Lake Systems and Climate Change




Subantarctic Terrestrial Conservation and Management




Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystem Conservation and Management




The Antarctic: Local Signals, Global Messages



Index