Antarctic Lakes

by Johanna Laybourn-Parry and Jemma Wadham

The Antarctic continent carries the greatest diversity of lake environments on the planet: freshwater and saline lakes, tidal freshwater epishelf lakes, lakes on ice shelves and glacier surfaces, and over three hundred subglacial lakes; extraordinary ecosystems that have been separated from the atmosphere for up to millions of years. This book provides a unique and cutting edge synthesis of Antarctic limnology, drawing together current knowledge on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199670501
• ISBN13: 9780199670505
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.5"