Antarctic ecosystems
Subtitle: an extreme environment in a changing world
By: edited by Alex D. Rogers ... [et al.].
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 538
ISBN-13: 9781405198400
Subjects: Ecology; Biotic communities
Description: "Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists. Extreme environmental conditions, seasonality and isolation have lead to some of the most striking examples of natural selection and adaptation on Earth. Paradoxically, some of these adaptations may pose constraints on the ability of the Antarctic biota to respond to climate change. Parts of Antarctica are showing some of the largest changes in temperature and other environmental conditions in the world. In this volume leading polar scientists present a synthesis of the latest research on the biological systems of Antarctica, covering organisms from microbes to vertebrate higher predators."--Back cover.
Notes: "Originally published as an issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Volume 362, Numbers 1477/January 29, 2007 and 1478/December 29, 2007) but has been materially changed and updated."

Includes index.