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Record Nr.

UNINA9910416128003321

Autore

Lund-Hansen Lars Chresten

Titolo

Arctic Sea Ice Ecology : Seasonal Dynamics in Algal and Bacterial Productivity / / by Lars Chresten Lund-Hansen, Dorte Haubjerg  Søgaard, Brian Keith Sorrell, Rolf Gradinger, Klaus Martin Meiners

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-37472-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 178 p. 130 illus., 103 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Polar Sciences, , 2510-0475

Disciplina

919.8

Soggetti

Polar regions

Aquatic ecology 

Oceanography

Climate change

Conservation biology

Ecology 

Geoecology

Environmental geology

Polar Geography

Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Climate Change

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Geoecology/Natural Processes

Ecologia marina

Llibres electrònics

Regions polars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. The Book, and Ecology of Sea Ice -- Chapter 2. Autumn, Development and Consolidation of Sea Ice -- Chapter 3. Winter, Cold and Mature Sea Ice -- Chapter 4. Spring, Summer and Melting Sea Ice -- Chapter 5. Sea Ice in a Climate Change Context -- Chapter 6.



Methods and Techniques in Sea Ice Ecology.

Sommario/riassunto

The book on sea ice ecology is the ecology of sea ice algae and other microorganism as bacteria, meiofauna, and viruses residing inside or at the bottom of the sea ice, called the sympagic biota. Organisms as seals, fish, birds, and Polar bears relies on sea ice but are not part of this biota. A distinct feature of this ecosystem, is the disappearance (melt) every summer and re-establishing in autumn and winter. The book is organized seasonally describing the physical, optical, biological, and geochemical conditions typical of the seasons: autumn, winter, and spring. These are exemplified with case studies based on author’s fieldwork in Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, and Antarctica but focused on Arctic conditions. The sea ice ecosystem is described in the context of climate change, interests, and effects of a decreasing summer ice extent in the Arctic Ocean. The book contains an up to date description of most relevant methods and techniques applied in sea ice ecology research. This book will appeal to university students at Masters or PhD levels reading biology, geosciences, and chemistry.