Threats to the Arctic
Autor Scott Eliasen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iun 2021
As this remote, inhospitable part of the world that few people will ever visit provides amazing insights, we can no longer have an 'out of sight – out of mind’ approach to the environmental upheavals taking place in the Arctic.
- Provides the most up-to-date information on this rapidly changing, critical part of the world
- Offers a holistic understanding of the interconnections between global environmental changes and impacts in the Arctic
- Examines fact-based pressure on politics and industry to preserve Arctic biota and environments
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780128215555
ISBN-10: 0128215550
Pagini: 604
Ilustrații: Approx. 100 illustrations (100 in full color)
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.03 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
ISBN-10: 0128215550
Pagini: 604
Ilustrații: Approx. 100 illustrations (100 in full color)
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.03 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Public țintă
University students, environmental engineers, policy makers, and sociologists with an interest in the role of the Arctic in global changeCuprins
SECTION 1 Arctic Seas 1. Loss of sea ice 2. Rising sea-surface temperatures 3. Changes in ocean circulation patterns 4. Sea level change 5. Impacts of ocean acidification on Arctic marine ecosystems 6. Impacts of chemical pollution on marine ecosystems 7. Impacts of overfishing in Arctic and subarctic waters 8. Impacts of global shipping to Arctic Ocean ecosystems
SECTION 2 Arctic ice 9. Decline in mountain glaciers 10. Changes in Arctic Island Ice Sheets 11. Greenland Ice Sheet
SECTION 3 Arctic lands 12. Changes in terrestrial environments 13. Impacts of global change 14. Invasive species 15. Impacts of oil and mineral extraction 16. Impacts of permafrost degradation
SECTION 4 Arctic peoples 17. Threats to Native ways of life 18. Changing political landscape of the Arctic
SECTION 2 Arctic ice 9. Decline in mountain glaciers 10. Changes in Arctic Island Ice Sheets 11. Greenland Ice Sheet
SECTION 3 Arctic lands 12. Changes in terrestrial environments 13. Impacts of global change 14. Invasive species 15. Impacts of oil and mineral extraction 16. Impacts of permafrost degradation
SECTION 4 Arctic peoples 17. Threats to Native ways of life 18. Changing political landscape of the Arctic
Recenzii
"It is truly an encyclopedic work. The book is written in very readable prose and should be an extremely valuable reference work for a wide audience: university-level students, the interested public, and experts in the various fields that are covered." --Astrid E.J. Ogilvie Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA