A hundred views of Antarctica / Miloš Barták et al.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barták, Miloš, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antarctica.

Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Brno : Masaryk University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The book offers one hundred questions and answers about Antarctica. In several sections, the authors, participants in Antarctic research, present the continent, the history of its discovery, and its geology, and address climatological issues and the effects of global warming in Antarctica. In the biological sciences sections, they discuss the animals, including microorganisms, and plants of Antarctica. The conclusion is dedicated to the Czech Antarctic research programme, interesting facts from the Czech J. G. Mendel station, information about its construction and operation since 2006, and about James Ross Island where it is located."-- From JSTOR.

Contents:

The continent of Antarctica

Geological characteristics

The climate and all that goes with it

Animals that live in the Antarctic

A world of extremophilic plants and microorganisms

Czech Antarctic expeditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 16, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Barták, Miloš,. Hundred views of Antarctica.

ISBN:

9788028006181

8028006183

OCLC:

1474617191

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license