Call number:
AWI P7-20-93379
;
PIK N 454-21-93379
In:
World ocean review, 6
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
329 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
978-3-86648-635-5
Series Statement:
World ocean review 6
URL:
https://worldoceanreview.com/wp-content/downloads/wor6/WOR6_en.pdf
Language:
English
Note:
Contents
Preface
The Arctic and Antarctic – natural realms at the poles
A brief history of the polar regions
The human conquest of the polar regions
Conclusion: The Arctic and Antarctic – two fundamentally different polar regions
The polar regions as components of the global climate system
Why it is so cold in the polar regions
Ice floes, ice sheets and the sea
Conclusion: A chain reaction with an icy end
Climate change impacts in the polar regions
The pathways of heat
Retreating ice
Conclusion: More heat – much less ice
Polar flora and fauna
Living in the cold
Marine life
Polar ecosystems in retreat
Conclusion: Highly specialized and greatly threatened
Polar politics and commerce
The Arctic and Antarctic as political arenas
An economic boom with side effects
Conclusion: Growing interest in the polar regions
Overall Conclusion
Glossary
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
Partners and Acknowledgements
Table of figures
Publication details
Location:
AWI Reading room
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
AWI Library
Branch Library:
PIK Library
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