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Polar Lakes and Rivers
Limnology of Arctic and Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystems
Edited by Warwick F. Vincent and Johanna Laybourn-Parry
352 pages
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75 line, 25 black and white halftone illustrations and a 16 page colour plate section
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246x189mm
978-0-19-921389-4
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Paperback
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11 September 2008
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- Provides a current overview of limnological diversity within the polar regions, identifying areas of future research
- Describes the similarities and differences between north (Arctic) and south (Antarctic) polar systems, taking a bi-polar approach to physical, chemical and biological limnology
- Emphasizes the potential effects of global climate/ environmental change and increased human activity on aquatic ecosystems in polar regions
- Contributions from world leaders in the field
This is the first book to describe the ecology of high latitude lakes, rivers and glacial environments in both the North and South polar regions. From the lake-rich floodplains of the Arctic to the deep, enigmatic waters of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, these regions contain some of the most extraordinary aquatic ecosystems on Earth. They provide a fascinating diversity of habitats for plant, animal and microbial communities, and are proving to be valuable model systems for exploring many ecological themes including landscape-lake interactions, adaptation of life to environmental extremes, and controls on the structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Some of these waters also have direct global implications, including permafrost thaw lakes as sources of
greenhouse gases, subglacial aquatic environments as a storehouse of ancient microbes, and Arctic rivers as major inputs of freshwater and organic carbon to the World Ocean. Given that many polar areas are experiencing greater climate warming than at lower latitudes, these ecosystems can also be viewed as sentinels of global change.
This timely volume brings together many of the world's leading researchers in polar limnology to describe these diverse aquatic environments and their ecology. It introduces each major ecosystem type, examines the similarities and differences between Arctic and Antarctic systems as well as their responses to environmental change, and describes new frontiers for future research. A glossary of terms is provided for non-specialists, and a
set of colour plates introduces the ecosystems and their biota.
Polar Lakes and Rivers will be of value to students and specialist researchers alike, as well as to those with a more general interest in aquatic ecology, polar environments or global change who require an authoritative overview of this fast emerging topic.Readership: This is a research level text suitable for graduate students taking courses in aquatic/freshwater ecology or limnology as well as the many professional limnologists, ecologists and conservation biologists requiring an authoritative overview of this emerging topic.
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Edited by Warwick F. Vincent, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, and Johanna Laybourn-Parry, University of Tasmania, Australia Contributors:
Ian A.E. Bayly
Brent C. Christner
Kirsten S. Christoffersen
J. Brian Dempson
Peter T. Doran
Eduardo Fernández-Valiente
Jacques C. Finlay
Christine M. Foreman
Andrew G. Fountain
Pierre E. Galand
John A.E. Gibson
Michael N. Gooseff
Ian Hawes
John E. Hobbie
Dominic A. Hodgson
Clive Howard-Williams
Erik Jeppesen
Mahlon C. Kennicutt II
Scott F. Lamoureux
Isabelle Laurion
Johanna Laybourn-Parry
Michael P. Lizotte
W. Berry Lyons
Sally MacIntyre
Diane M. McKnight
Daryl L. Moorhead
Derek C.G. Muir
Marjut Nyman
David A. Pearce
Bruce J. Peterson
Reinhard Pienitz
Michael Power
John C. Priscu
Antonio Quesada
Milla Rautio
Jim D. Reist
Martin J. Riddle
John P. Smol
Robert H. Spigel
Michael Studinger
Lars J. Tranvik
Slawek Tulaczyk
Warwick F. Vincent
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"a very welcome addition" - William J. Green, Antarctic Science
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Warwick F. Vincent & Johanna Laybourn-Parry: Preface
1: Warwick F. Vincent, John E. Hobbie & Johanna Laybourn-Parry: Introduction to the limnology of high latitude lake and river ecosystems
2: Reinhard Pienitz, Peter T. Doran & Scott F. Lamoureux: Origin and geomorphology of lakes in the Polar Regions
3: Dominic A. Hodgson & John P. Smol: High latitude palaeolimnology
4: Warwick F. Vincent, Sally MacIntyre, Robert H. Spigel & Isabelle Laurion: The physical limnology of high latitude lakes
5: Diane M. McKnight, Michael N. Gooseff, Warwick F. Vincent & Bruce J. Peterson: High latitude rivers and streams
6: Ian Hawes, Clive Howard-Williams & Andrew G. Fountain: Ice-based freshwater ecosystems
7: John C. Priscu, Slawek Tulaczyk, Michael Studinger, Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, Brent C. Christner & Christine M. Foreman: Antarctic subglacial water: origin, evolution and ecology
8: W. Berry Lyons & Jacques C. Finlay: Biogeochemical processes in high latitude lakes and rivers
9: Michael P. Lizotte: Phytoplankton and primary production
10: Antonio Quesada, Eduardo Fernández-Valiente, Ian Hawes & Clive Howard-Williams: Benthic primary production in polar lakes and rivers
11: John E. Hobbie & Johanna Laybourn-Parry: Heterotrophic microbial processes in polar lakes
12: David A. Pearce & Pierre E. Galand: Microbial biodiversity and biogeography
13: Milla Rautio, Ian A.E. Bayly, John A.E. Gibson & Marjut Nyman: Zooplankton and zoobenthos in high-latitude water bodies
14: Michael Power, Jim D. Reist & J. Brian Dempson: Fish in high latitude Arctic lakes
15: Kirsten S. Christoffersen, Erik Jeppesen, Daryl L. Moorhead & Lars J. Tranvik: Food web relationships and community structures in high latitude lakes
16: Martin J. Riddle & Derek C.G. Muir: Direct human impacts on high latitude lakes and rivers
17: Johanna Laybourn-Parry & Warwick F. Vincent: Future directions in polar limnology
Glossary
Index
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