Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1985
ISBN: 978-3-642-82277-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 702 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1729 g

It is a pleasure and a distinct honour for me to greet the participants, guests and ob servers of this Fourth International Symposium on Antarctic Biology which has adopted nutrient cycles and food webs as its central theme. On behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and other bodies of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), I bid you welcome. SCAR is pleased to acknowledge the role of the co-sponsors for this Symposium which include the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), the Interna tional Association of Biological Oceanography (IABO), and the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). In addition, SCAR and its co-sponsors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Re search (CSIR) and the Department of Transport (DOT) of the South African govern ment. Nor should we forget to acknowledge also the role of the South African Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SASCAR) and one of its leaders and Vice President of SCAR, Mr. Jan de Wit, in arranging this charming venue for this Symposium.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Siegfried, W. R.

Laws, R. M.

Condy, P.R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Antarctic Biology, 1974–1983.- 1. Marine Nutrient Cycles.- 2. Terrestrial and Freshwater Nutrient Cycles.- 3. Marine Food Webs.- 4. Terrestrial Food Webs.- 5. Interactions Between Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Systems.