<p><P>Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006)</P><P>The image of Antarctica as a symbol of the last great wilderness and pristine environment has changed considerably in the last two decades. Environmental problems such as the ozone hole and the break-up of ice-shelves have shown that Antarctica is
Antarctic ecosystems : environmental contamination, climate change, and human impact
β Scribed by Bargagli, Roberto
- Publisher
- Berlin ; New York : Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
xix, 395 p. : 24 cm
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