Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 2 - The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

The second volume of "Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments - The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity" from the series "From Pole to Pole" integrates the marine biology contribution of the first tome to the IPY 2007-2009, presenting overviews of organisms (from bacteria and ciliates to higher vertebrates) thriving on polar continental shelves, slopes and deep sea. The speed and extent of warming in the Arctic and in regions of Antarctica (the Peninsula, at the present ) are greater than elsewhere. Changes impact several parameters, in particular the extent of sea ice; organisms, ecosystems and communities that became finely adapted to increasing cold in the course of millions of years are now becoming vulnerable, and biodiversity is threatened. Investigating evolutionary adaptations helps to foresee the impact of changes in temperate areas, highlighting the invaluable contribution of polar marine research to present and future outcomes of the IPY in the Earth system scenario.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	From Pole to Pole
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Cinzia Verde • Guido Di Prisco
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-27348-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Environmental monitoring Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Promotions
LSN:	3-642-27348-3
Barcode:	9783642273483

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