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Adaptation and evolution in marine environments : the impacts of global change on biodiversity / [edited by] Guido di Prisco and Cinzia Verde.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: From pole to polePublication details: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2012.Description: 2 v. : ill. (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783642273513 (v1)
  • 9783642273483 (v2)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577.77 23 D596
Contents:
v. 1. 1. The origin of the SCAR Programme "Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic" / Guido di Prisco and Peter Convey -- 2. Southern Ocean deep-sea isopod biodiversity research : from census to ecosystem functioning / Angelika Brandt -- 3. The TUNU-Programme : Euro-Arctic marine fishes -- diversity and adaptation / Jørgen S. Christiansen -- 4. Sea-ice interactions with polar fish : focus on the Antarctic silverfish life history / Marino Vacchi [and three others] -- 5. Connectivity and molecular ecology of Antarctic fishes / Filip A.M. Volckaert, Jennifer Rock and Anton P. van de Putte -- 6. Phylogeny and systematics of Antarctic teleosts : methodological and evolutionary issues / Guillaume Lecointre -- 7. Evolutionary adaptation and disaptation in the cold : the icefish paradigm / Bruno Tota [and three others] -- 8. Aspects of protein cold adaptation in Antarctic fish / Craig Marshall -- 9. Understanding adaptations and responses to change in Antarctica : recent physiological and genomic advances in marine environments / Lloyd S. Peck and Melody S. Clark -- 10. The challenges of low temperature in the evolution of bacteria / Guido di Prisco [and three others] -- 11. The adaptive evolution of polar fishes : lessons from the function of hemoproteins / Cinzia Verde [and three others].
v. 2. 1. The Census of Antarctic Marine Life : the first available baseline for Antarctic marine biodiversity / Stefano Schiaparelli [and others] -- 2. Connecting biodiversity data during the IPY : the path towards e-polar science / Bruno Danis [and others] -- 3. Southern Ocean evolution in a global contect : a molecular viewpoint / Jan M. Strugnell and A. Louise Allcock -- 4. Pole-to-pole gene flow in protozoan ciliates / Graziano Di Giuseppe [and others] -- 5. Excess oxygen in polar evolution : a whole organism perspective / Hans-O. Pörtner, Kathleen Walther and Astrid Wittman -- 6. Catalysis and protein folding in extreme temperature environments / Charles Gerday -- 7. Changing the look on seals from pole to pole with satellite technology / Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Lars P. Folkow and Erling S. Norday -- 8. Environmental processes, biodiversity and changes in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica / Lúcia S. Campos [and others] -- 9. Environmental assessment of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica / Rosalinda C. Montone [and others] -- 10. Anthropogenic impacts on sub-Antarctic and Antarctic islands and the adjacent marine environments / Lúcia S. Campos [and others] -- 11. Polar monitoring : seabirds as sentinels of marine ecosystems / Céline Le Bohec, Jason D. Whittington and Yvon Le Maho.
Summary: This book offers insights on the effects of rapid climate change at the poles, one of which is that ecosystems adapted to polar environments are likely to be vulnerable as the climate warms. The editors recognize the outstanding contribution of Marine Biology.
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"Marine biology will provide two volumes under the general title Adaptation and evolution in marine environments - the impacts of global change on biodiversity ... Volume 2 ... will be published in the next months"--Pref., vol. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

v. 1.
1. The origin of the SCAR Programme "Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic" / Guido di Prisco and Peter Convey --
2. Southern Ocean deep-sea isopod biodiversity research : from census to ecosystem functioning / Angelika Brandt --
3. The TUNU-Programme : Euro-Arctic marine fishes -- diversity and adaptation / Jørgen S. Christiansen --
4. Sea-ice interactions with polar fish : focus on the Antarctic silverfish life history / Marino Vacchi [and three others] --
5. Connectivity and molecular ecology of Antarctic fishes / Filip A.M. Volckaert, Jennifer Rock and Anton P. van de Putte --
6. Phylogeny and systematics of Antarctic teleosts : methodological and evolutionary issues / Guillaume Lecointre -- 7. Evolutionary adaptation and disaptation in the cold : the icefish paradigm / Bruno Tota [and three others] --
8. Aspects of protein cold adaptation in Antarctic fish / Craig Marshall --
9. Understanding adaptations and responses to change in Antarctica : recent physiological and genomic advances in marine environments / Lloyd S. Peck and Melody S. Clark --
10. The challenges of low temperature in the evolution of bacteria / Guido di Prisco [and three others] --
11. The adaptive evolution of polar fishes : lessons from the function of hemoproteins / Cinzia Verde [and three others].

v. 2.
1. The Census of Antarctic Marine Life : the first available baseline for Antarctic marine biodiversity / Stefano Schiaparelli [and others] --
2. Connecting biodiversity data during the IPY : the path towards e-polar science / Bruno Danis [and others] --
3. Southern Ocean evolution in a global contect : a molecular viewpoint / Jan M. Strugnell and A. Louise Allcock --
4. Pole-to-pole gene flow in protozoan ciliates / Graziano Di Giuseppe [and others] --
5. Excess oxygen in polar evolution : a whole organism perspective / Hans-O. Pörtner, Kathleen Walther and Astrid Wittman --
6. Catalysis and protein folding in extreme temperature environments / Charles Gerday --
7. Changing the look on seals from pole to pole with satellite technology / Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Lars P. Folkow and Erling S. Norday --
8. Environmental processes, biodiversity and changes in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica / Lúcia S. Campos [and others] --
9. Environmental assessment of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica / Rosalinda C. Montone [and others] -- 10. Anthropogenic impacts on sub-Antarctic and Antarctic islands and the adjacent marine environments / Lúcia S. Campos [and others] --
11. Polar monitoring : seabirds as sentinels of marine ecosystems / Céline Le Bohec, Jason D. Whittington and Yvon Le Maho.

This book offers insights on the effects of rapid climate change at the poles, one of which is that ecosystems adapted to polar environments are likely to be vulnerable as the climate warms. The editors recognize the outstanding contribution of Marine Biology.

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