Environmental implications of plastic debris in marine settings—entanglement, ingestion, smothering, hangers-on, hitch-hiking and alien invasions
MR Gregory - … transactions of the royal society B …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the past five or six decades, contamination and pollution of the world's enclosed seas,
coastal waters and the wider open oceans by plastics and other synthetic, non …
coastal waters and the wider open oceans by plastics and other synthetic, non …
The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity
Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …
A realignment of marine biogeographic provinces with particular reference to fish distributions
JC Briggs, BW Bowen - Journal of Biogeography, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Marine provinces, founded on contrasting floras or faunas, have been recognized for more
than 150 years but were not consistently defined by endemism until 1974. At that time …
than 150 years but were not consistently defined by endemism until 1974. At that time …
[图书][B] Something new under the sun: An environmental history of the twentieth-century world (the global century series)
JR McNeill - 2001 - books.google.com
" One of those rare books that's both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable… What
makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail."—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New …
makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail."—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New …
Antarctic ecosystems in transition–life between stresses and opportunities
Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of
environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 …
environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 …
Recent changes in phytoplankton communities associated with rapid regional climate change along the western Antarctic Peninsula
The climate of the western shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is undergoing a transition
from a cold-dry polar-type climate to a warm-humid sub-Antarctic–type climate. Using three …
from a cold-dry polar-type climate to a warm-humid sub-Antarctic–type climate. Using three …
The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: present knowledge and future challenges
Abstract The Weddell Gyre (WG) is one of the main oceanographic features of the Southern
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …
Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment
We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human
activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of …
activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of …
Organism life cycles, predation, and the structure of marine pelagic ecosystems
PG Verity, V Smetacek - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1996 - int-res.com
This paper explores the notion that the theoretical basis for contemporary research
concerning the structure and function of marine pelagic ecosystems is self-limiting. While …
concerning the structure and function of marine pelagic ecosystems is self-limiting. While …
West Antarctic Peninsula: an ice-dependent coastal marine ecosystem in transition
HW Ducklow, WR Fraser, MP Meredith… - Oceanography, 2013 - JSTOR
The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence
Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms' life cycles in this region are attuned to ice …
Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms' life cycles in this region are attuned to ice …