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The Biology of Polar Habitats (Biology of Habitats Series)
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Product Description The polar regions can be hostile to life but are sometimes surprisingly productive. The Biology of Polar Habitats gives a readable overview of polar habitats, from ice caps to tundra and open ocean. It describes their physical characteristics, the communities of microorganisms, plants, andanimals inhabiting them, and their interactions with the global environment. It reviews the origins of the habitats and their subsequent colonization and population dynamics, and considers the future changes that may result from global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, and human activities.The book is unusual in that it describes and compares the two polar regions, rather than focusing on one. The authors expertise lies in both the Arctic and Antarctica, and his experience encompasses marine and terrestrial ecology. This is the most authoritative and uptodate book currentlyavailable on polar biology. The text provides an excellent introduction for anyone intending to work in research or management in the polar regions. It is also ideal for students in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in biology, ecology, microbial ecology, geography, and conservation. Review ...Professor Fogg has written several books on Antarctica, each characterised by his lively writing style and obvious enjoyment of the subject. In this book the first to give a comparative overview of life at both Poles, his wideranging interests are reflected superbly, resulting in a broad introduction to polar habitats which, the limitations of black and white illustrations aside, it is difficult to imagine being bettered. David N Thomas, BBC Wildlife April 1999.This is a masterful synthesis of information across many disciplines about the two polar regions giving, as intended, a readily accessible overview that deserves a long future role as the foundation to the teaching and understanding of polar biology. C. W. Clark, Trends in Ecology and Evolution...This uptodate text provides an excellent introduction to polar ecology...The author has considerable experience in this field and both researchers and students of ecology and conservation will find the book of value. ASLIB Book Guide, Vol. 64, No. 4, April 1999...Both researchers and students of ecology and conservation will find the book of value ASLIB Book Guide About the Author G. E. Fogg is at University of Wales, Bangor.
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