Antarctic ecosystems: environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact

Abstract

1 Antartica: geomorphology and climate trends 2 Glacial, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems 3 The Southern Ocean environment: anthropogenic impact and climate change 4 Persistent contaminants in the Antarctic atmosphere 5 Anthropogenic contaminants in snow, terrestrial ecosystems and inland waters 6 Trace elements in Antarctic seawater and sediments and polluted coastal ecosystems 7 Heavy metals and POPs in Antarctic marine food chains 8 Climate change, anthropogenic impact and environmental research in Antarctica: a perspective References Subject index