Biodiversity of the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent is vast, in particular, its history, its isolation, and climate, making it a unique "laboratory case" for experimental evolution, adaptation and ecology. Its evolutionary history of adaptation provide a wealth of information on the fun...

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Main Authors: David, Bruno (Author), Saucède, Thomas (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : ISTE Press, 2015.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 116 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Subjects:
Marine biodiversity -- Antarctic Ocean.
Marine ecology -- Antarctic Ocean.
Climatic changes -- Antarctic Ocean.
Marine organisms -- Adaptation -- Cold regions.
Extreme environments -- Antarctic Ocean.
Online Access:Elsevier - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Introduction ; Chapter 1: A brief history of exploration and discovery ; Chapter 2: The Southern Ocean and its environment: a world of extremes ; Chapter 3: The Ocean through time ; Chapter 4: Southern Ocean biogeography and communities ; Chapter 5: History of biodiversity in the Southern Ocean ; Chapter 6: Adaptation of organisms ; Chapter 7: Projections into the future ; Appendix.

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