Ecology Arctic Environments 13th Special Symposium British Ecolog… 9780521839983

Ecology of Arctic Environments13th Special Symposium of the British Ecological Society\nAuthor(s): Sarah J. Woodin, Mick Marquiss\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521839983, 978-0521839983\nSynopsis\nOnce thought of as a pristine environment it is now all too apparent that the Arctic is a sink for pollutants transported northwards over long distances in the atmosphere and oceans and is also likely to be subject to major climate change as a result of global warming. Many ecologists are currently seeking to further our understanding of how Arctic ecosystems function and to detect and predict anthropogenic changes which may occur within them. This book, resulting from a British Ecological Society Special Symposium, addresses these issues. Early chapters provide a background to the soils and periglacial processes of the Arctic and to the role of microbial and plant communities in ecosystem function.