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Author: Cath Senker
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1484637844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe climate in a region affects all aspects of life. This book looks at polar climates. It explores the characteristics of the land and weather in regions with polar climates, and how plants, animals, and people have adapted to life in polar regions. The effects of climate change and other developmentsÊ are also covered.
Author: John Turner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-05-12
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 052185010X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive, up-to-date account of polar climate change over the last one million years for researchers and advanced students in polar science.
Author: Mark C. Serreze
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-13
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780521814188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the Arctic climate system for researchers and advanced students.
Author: Theresa Alberti
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780736861540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an introduction to the main climates on Earth, including tropical, temperate, polar, and dry climates.
Author: D. N. Thomas
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2008-03-20
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0191538264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is now an increased awareness of the importance of polar regions in the Earth system, as well as their vulnerability to anthropogenic derived change, including of course global climate change. This new edition offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to polar ecology and has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout, providing expanded coverage of marine ecosystems and the impact of humans. It incorporates a detailed comparison of the Arctic and Antarctic systems, with a particular emphasis on the effects of climate change, and describes marine, freshwater, glacial, and terrestrial habitats. This breadth of coverage is unique in the polar biology literature. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, particular emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these extreme environments although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered. This accessible text is suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in polar ecology, often as part of a wider marine biology degree programme. It will also be of value and use to the many professional ecologists and conservation biologists requiring a concise overview of the topic.
Author: Masaharu Tsuji
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2019-04-23
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1351611992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of polar-region ecosystems. Thus, changes in the mycoflora affect the ecological recycling in these regions, and understanding the cold-adaptation strategies of fungi under extreme environments is critical for a better understanding of polar-region ecosystems. Due to their ability to survive under extreme environments, fungi in polar-region are seen to show potential for utilization in biotechnologies. This book presents our current understanding of the mycoflora in polar-region and their cold adaptation strategies, and applied studies using their abilities.
Author: Michael Luck
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-09-23
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1136532420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCruises are the primary form of tourism in the Polar Regions and cruise ship tourism in both the Arctic and Antarctic is expanding rapidly. The industry has moved beyond its infancy, and is now entering a maturing phase with increased numbers and types of vessels, more demanding routes, and more regular and predictable patterns of activity. The increase in cruise activities, and the associated risks of accidents, as well as the potential and actual impacts of the large numbers of tourists in the polar regions bring with it management challenges for sustainable use of these regions. This book discusses critically the issues around environmental and social sustainability of the cruise industry in Polar Regions. Authors from Canada, USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are experts in their respective fields and take an innovative, critical and at times controversial approach to the subject.
Author: Brooklyn Public Library
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2016-05-25
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 1473362369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1879 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Glacial Epochs and Warm Polar Climates' is an essay on various geological ages in the earth's history. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory.
Author: Bernard Segal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 131783786X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover fresh perspectives on alcoholism treatment and research with this enlightening new book describing the work of researchers at the Novosibirsk Medical Institute, USSR. By using specific examples of their studies in Siberia, the reserachers offer an innovative approach to the treatment of addictive disorders in general. Instead of focusing on the drinking behavior itself, the treatment focuses on the relation of the problem to the interaction of economic, social, and psychological factors. To address the question of whether alcoholics should all be treated in the same way, or if alcholism treatment should be more individualized in approach, chapters are devoted to the differences between alcoholism in women, adolescents, and alchoholics who are afflicted with “rapid development of alcholism syndrome.” The research examples in Addictive Disorders in Arctic Climates benefits professionals involved in the treatment of alcholism by introducing new perspectives and broadening contemporary research.
