Sinopsis de Antarctic ecosystems: environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact

Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006) The image of Antarctica as a symbol of the last great wilderness and pristine environment has changed considerably in the last two decades. Environmental problems such as the ozone hole and the break-up of ice-shelves have shown that Antarctica is inextricably linked to global processes and exposed to the impact of human activities in the rest of the world. This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the unique physico-chemical characteristics of the Antarctic environment, ecophysiological adaptations of terrestrial and marine organisms, the transfer of contaminants in pelagic and neritic food chains and the possible consequences for animals at higher trophic levels. Provides an overview of the unique Antarctic environment, the fu...

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  Agenda local 21 de Punta Umbría.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-96373-03-7.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Agroecología 2007.
  Autor: Egea, José María.
  ISBN: .
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  ISBN: 978-84-7114-993-0.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-344-3455-4.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Atlas básico de ecología.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-342-2466-7.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH