Key Environments: Antarctica - N. Bonner, D. Walton, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK

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History and exploration in Antarctic Biology, D W H Walton & W N Bonner. Physical geography - climate, H R Phillpot. Physical geography and geological evolution, D H Elliot. Physical geography - soils, G G C Claridge & I B Campbell. Terrestrial habitats - vegetation, R E Longton. Invertebrates, L Somme. Terrestrial habitats - inland waters, J Priddle. Plankton of the Antarctic seas, S Z El-Sayed. Benthos, G B Picken. Antarctic fish, K H Kock. Seals of the Antarctic, W N Bonner. Antarctic whales, R Gambell. Oceanic birds of the Antarctic, W R Siegfried. Penguins, B Stonehouse. The Sub-Antarctic islands, D W H Walton. The Sub-Antarctic islands - introduced mammals, N Leader-Williams. Food webs and interactions: an overview of the Antarctic ecosystem, A Clarke. Conservation and exploitation, B Sage.

All in all the book is a scientifically accurate and concise account of the Antarctic ecosystem. The international spread of authors, the numerous illustrations, the references to further reading and the quality of m...
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1985Uitgever: Pergamon381 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0080288812ISBN-13: 9780080288819

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