Issues currently affecting the Arctic's environment are highlighted in this important review. After providing a background on the soils and periglacial processes of the Arctic, and the role of microbial and plant communities in ecosystem function, subsequent chapters consider the relationship between individual Arctic species and their environment, particularly in the context of climate and ecosystems. The book concludes with chapters concentrating on man's impacts on the Arctic environment.
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Leading ecologists discuss the issues currently affecting the Arctic's environment in this important review. Early chapters provide a background to the soils and periglacial processes of the Arctic, and to the role of microbial and plant communities in ecosystem function. The following chapters consider the relationship between individual arctic species and their environment, particularly in the context of climate, whilst a further chapter draws together terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The book concludes with chapters concentrating on man's impacts on the arctic environment.
About the Author
Dr Sarah Woodin, PhD, is a lecturer in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen.
Dr Mick Marquiss is a Population Ecologist with the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology at Banchory Research Station.
Dr Mick Marquiss is a Population Ecologist with the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology at Banchory Research Station.
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One of the most striking features of the arctic environment is the occurrence of a unique of soils and surface features. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
desert subzone, environmental templet, tundra subzone, arctic arthropods, bryophyte production, ringed seal pups, tundra plant species, arctic soils, mud boils, tundra polygons, high arctic ecosystem, sexual morphs, arctic insects, arctic ecosystems, periglacial features, sterile mycelia, fungal community structure, tussock tundra, tundra ecosystems, soil microarthropods, lesser snow geese, arctic vegetation, northern ecosystems, greater snow geese, tundra soils Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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desert subzone, environmental templet, tundra subzone, arctic arthropods, bryophyte production, ringed seal pups, tundra plant species, arctic soils, mud boils, tundra polygons, high arctic ecosystem, sexual morphs, arctic insects, arctic ecosystems, periglacial features, sterile mycelia, fungal community structure, tussock tundra, tundra ecosystems, soil microarthropods, lesser snow geese, arctic vegetation, northern ecosystems, greater snow geese, tundra soils Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Academic Press, Hudson Bay, Beaufort Sea, New York, Van Cleve, Alpine Research, Cambridge University Press, San Diego, Kola Peninsula, Journal of Ecology, Devon Island, Lewis Smith, Truelove Lowland, North America, Canadian Journal of Botany, Polar Biology, Tundra Biome Steering Committee, Canadian Arctic, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ecological Bulletins, Ecological Monographs, South Georgia, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Functional Ecology New!
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- Arctic Ecosystem (US/IBP Synthesis Series, No. 12) by Jerry Brown on 6 pages
- Cambridge University (Britain in Old Photographs) by C Callaghan on 4 pages
- Arctic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: An Ecophysiological Perspective (Physiological Ecology) by F. Stuart Chapin III on 4 pages
- Tundra Ecosystems: A Comparative Analysis (International Biological Programme Synthesis Series) by L. C. Bliss on page 63, page 65, and page 91
- Perspectives on Plant Competition by James B. Grace on page 111, and page 136
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