Heard Island [[electronic resource] ] : Two Centuries of Change, and More Coming / / by Robert William Schmieder
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| Autore: |
Schmieder Robert William
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| Titolo: |
Heard Island [[electronic resource] ] : Two Centuries of Change, and More Coming / / by Robert William Schmieder
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2023. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (897 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 910.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Environment |
| Physical geography | |
| Oceanography | |
| Human ecology - Study and teaching | |
| Environmental Sciences | |
| Physical Geography | |
| Ocean Sciences | |
| Environmental Studies | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part1. Two centuries of change -- Section1. Island -- Chapter1. Description -- Chapter2. Images -- Chapter3. Maps -- Section2. History -- Chapter4. Events -- Chapter5. Facilities -- Chapter6. Debris -- Part2. Rocks -- Section3. Provinces -- Chapter7. Atlas Cove -- Chapter8. Laurens Peninsula -- Chapter9. The Spit -- Section4. Volcano -- Chapter10. Big Ben -- Chapter11. Mawson Peak -- Chapter12. Volcanic features -- Section5. Lithics -- Chapter13. Outcroppings -- Chapter14. Till -- Chapter15. Sediment -- Part3. Water -- Section6. Glaciers -- Chapter16. Stephenson Glacier -- Chapter17. AU1141 Glacier -- Chapter18. Glacial features -- Section7. Streams -- Chapter19. Inland streams -- Chapter20. Tidewater streams -- Section8. Lakes -- Chapter21. Stephenson Lagoon -- Chapter22. Large lakes -- Chapter23. Small lakes -- Part4. Ecosystem -- Section9. Biota -- Chapter24. Plants -- Chapter25. Invertebrates -- Chapter26. Birds -- Chapter27. Mammals -- Section10. Environment -- Chapter28. Ocean -- Chapter29. Atmosphere -- Chapter30. Sky -- Part5. More Coming -- Section11. Dynamics -- Chapter31. Populations -- Chapter32. Systems -- Chapter33. EcoSimulation -- Section12. The Future -- Chapter34. Research -- Chapter35. Resources -- Chapter36. The Future of Heard Island. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on earth. Drawing on records from the past two centuries, as well as his own expeditions to the island in 1997 and 2016, the author provides visual evidence for the changes wrought by climate change, erosion, and environmental policy. Various phenomena not previously observed on Heard Island are documented, such as fluid dynamic instabilities and the destruction of the seawalls of a major lagoon. Based on the past, the author makes predictions about Heard Island for specific years in the future: 2031 (decade), 2051 (tricade), 2121 (century), 3021 (millennium), and 1,002,021 (millionium). The book serves as an important link between the past and future of Heard Island. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Heard Island |
| ISBN: | 3-031-20343-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910731472803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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