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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814205703321

Titolo

Exploration of antarctic subglacial aquatic environments : environmental and scientific stewardship / / Committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments, Polar Research Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17924-6

1-280-93464-6

9786610934645

0-309-10636-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Soggetti

Oceanography - Research - Antarctica

Subglacial lakes - Antarctica - Discovery and exploration

Subglacial lakes - Polar Regions - Discovery and exploration

Subglacial lakes - Research - Antarctica

Aquatic ecology - Research - Antarctica

Scientific expeditions - Antarctica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological and Geophysical Setting -- 3 Subglacial Environments: Biological Features -- 4 Drilling and Sampling Technologies and the Potential for Contamination -- 5 Antarctic Governance and Implications for Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Environments -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- A Statement of Task -- B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- C List of Acronyms.