The ecology of snow and ice environments /:

Snow and ice environments support significant biological activity, yet the biological importance of some of these habitats, such as glaciers, has only recently gained appreciation. Collectively, these ecosystems form a significant part of the cryosphere, most of which is situated at high latitudes....

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Hauptverfasser: Laybourn-Parry, Johanna (VerfasserIn), Hodson, Andrew J. (VerfasserIn), Tranter, M. (Martyn) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Snow and ice environments support significant biological activity, yet the biological importance of some of these habitats, such as glaciers, has only recently gained appreciation. Collectively, these ecosystems form a significant part of the cryosphere, most of which is situated at high latitudes. These ice environments are important sentinels of climate change since the polar regions are presently undergoing the highest rates of climate warming, resulting in very marked changes inthe extent of ice caps, glaciers, and the sea ice. Glacial systems are also regarded as an analogue for astrobiol.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191624247
0191624241
1280595027
9781280595028
9780191774669
0191774669
9786613624857
6613624853

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