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Heard Island : Two Centuries of Change, and More Coming / by Robert William Schmieder.
Springer eBooks EBA - Earth & Environmental Science Collection 2023 Available online
Springer eBooks EBA - Earth & Environmental Science Collection 2023- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmieder, Robert William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecology.
- Physical geography.
- Oceanography.
- Human ecology--Study and teaching.
- Human ecology.
- Environmental Sciences.
- Physical Geography.
- Ocean Sciences.
- Environmental Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Environmental Sciences.
- Physical Geography.
- Ocean Sciences.
- Environmental Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (897 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on earth. Drawing on records from the past two centuries, as well as his own expeditions to the island in 1997 and 2016, the author provides visual evidence for the changes wrought by climate change, erosion, and environmental policy. Various phenomena not previously observed on Heard Island are documented, such as fluid dynamic instabilities and the destruction of the seawalls of a major lagoon. Based on the past, the author makes predictions about Heard Island for specific years in the future: 2031 (decade), 2051 (tricade), 2121 (century), 3021 (millennium), and 1,002,021 (millionium). The book serves as an important link between the past and future of Heard Island.
- Contents:
- Part1. Two centuries of change
- Section1. Island
- Chapter1. Description
- Chapter2. Images
- Chapter3. Maps
- Section2. History
- Chapter4. Events
- Chapter5. Facilities
- Chapter6. Debris
- Part2. Rocks
- Section3. Provinces
- Chapter7. Atlas Cove
- Chapter8. Laurens Peninsula
- Chapter9. The Spit
- Section4. Volcano
- Chapter10. Big Ben
- Chapter11. Mawson Peak
- Chapter12. Volcanic features
- Section5. Lithics
- Chapter13. Outcroppings
- Chapter14. Till
- Chapter15. Sediment
- Part3. Water
- Section6. Glaciers
- Chapter16. Stephenson Glacier
- Chapter17. AU1141 Glacier
- Chapter18. Glacial features
- Section7. Streams
- Chapter19. Inland streams
- Chapter20. Tidewater streams
- Section8. Lakes
- Chapter21. Stephenson Lagoon
- Chapter22. Large lakes
- Chapter23. Small lakes
- Part4. Ecosystem
- Section9. Biota
- Chapter24. Plants
- Chapter25. Invertebrates
- Chapter26. Birds
- Chapter27. Mammals
- Section10. Environment
- Chapter28. Ocean
- Chapter29. Atmosphere
- Chapter30. Sky
- Part5. More Coming
- Section11. Dynamics
- Chapter31. Populations
- Chapter32. Systems
- Chapter33. EcoSimulation
- Section12. The Future
- Chapter34. Research
- Chapter35. Resources
- Chapter36. The Future of Heard Island.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schmieder, Robert William Heard Island
- ISBN:
- 3-031-20343-7
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