Title Frozen oceans : the floating world of pack ice / David N. Thomas

Published London : Natural History Museum, [2004] ©2004

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Description 224 pages : illustrations (mostly color), maps (mostly color) ; 25 cm regular print Contents 1. What is pack ice? -- 2. What happens when seawater freezes? -- 3. Pack-ice regions of the world -- 4. Life within a block of ice -- 5. Microbiology inside the ice -- 6. Animals in and around the ice -- 7. Life under the ice -- 8. Mammals, birds and the ice -- 9. Studying the pack ice -- 10. Pack ice: threats and potential -- Maps -- Glossary Summary David Thomas' lively and readable text conveys his excitement at the unique relationships between living communities and the ice. He provides a detailed and up-to-date background to the complex structure of the ice itself and its role as a major global habitat Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-222) and index Subject Ecology -- Polar regions. Marine ecology. Ocean-atmosphere interaction. Oceanography. Extreme environments. Marine organisms -- Climatic factors. Sea ice. SUBJECT Antarctic Regions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005490 -- Ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005735 Arctic regions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006955 -- Ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005735 Author Natural History Museum (London, England) LC no. 2006270054 ISBN 0565091883 hardback 0643090878 CSIRO 1554070007 Firefly

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