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Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 2

The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity

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  • © 2013

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  1. Cinzia Verde

    1. Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Napoli, Italy

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  2. Guido di Prisco

    1. Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Napoli, Italy

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  • Describes research on adaptive evolution
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Part of the book series: From Pole to Pole (POLE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Biodiversity Evolution and Data Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Census of Antarctic Marine Life: The First Available Baseline for Antarctic Marine Biodiversity

      • Stefano Schiaparelli, Bruno Danis, Victoria Wadley, D. Michael Stoddart
      Pages 3-19

    3. Connecting Biodiversity Data During the IPY: The Path Towards e-Polar Science

      • Bruno Danis, Anton Van de Putte, Sylvain Renaudier, Huw Griffiths
      Pages 21-32

  3. Evolution: A Molecular Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Southern Ocean Evolution in a Global Context: A Molecular Viewpoint

      • Jan M. Strugnell, A. Louise Allcock
      Pages 35-53

    3. Pole-to-Pole Gene Flow in Protozoan Ciliates

      • Graziano Di Giuseppe, Fernando Dini, Claudio Alimenti, Adriana Vallesi, Pierangelo Luporini
      Pages 55-66

    4. Excess Oxygen in Polar Evolution: A Whole Organism Perspective

      • Hans-O. Pörtner, Kathleen Walther, Astrid Wittmann
      Pages 67-87

    5. Catalysis and Protein Folding in Extreme Temperature Environments

      • Charles Gerday
      Pages 89-110

  4. Monitoring and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Changing the Look on Seals from Pole to Pole with Satellite Technology

      • Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Lars P. Folkow, Erling S. Nordøy
      Pages 113-126

    3. Environmental Processes, Biodiversity and Changes in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica

      • Lúcia S. Campos, Carlos A. M. Barboza, Manuela Bassoi, Marcelo Bernardes, Sandra Bromberg, Thaïs N. Corbisier et al.
      Pages 127-156

    4. Environmental Assessment of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica

      • Rosalinda C. Montone, Cristina E. Alvarez, Márcia C. Bícego, Elisabete S. Braga, Tania A. S. Brito, Lúcia S. Campos et al.
      Pages 157-175

    5. Anthropogenic Impacts on Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Islands and the Adjacent Marine Environments

      • Lúcia S. Campos, Rosalinda C. Montone, Rafael B. Moura, Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin, Helena G. Kawall, Peter Convey
      Pages 177-203

    6. Polar Monitoring: Seabirds as Sentinels of Marine Ecosystems

      • Céline Le Bohec, Jason D. Whittington, Yvon Le Maho
      Pages 205-230

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 231-239
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The second volume of “Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments – The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity” from the series “From Pole to Pole” integrates the marine biology contribution of the first tome to the IPY 2007-2009, presenting overviews of organisms (from bacteria and ciliates to higher vertebrates) thriving on polar continental shelves, slopes and deep sea. The speed and extent of warming in the Arctic and in regions of Antarctica (the Peninsula, at the present ) are greater than elsewhere. Changes impact several parameters, in particular the extent of sea ice; organisms, ecosystems and communities that became finely adapted to increasing cold in the course of millions of years are now becoming vulnerable, and biodiversity is threatened. Investigating evolutionary adaptations helps to foresee the impact of changes in temperate areas, highlighting the invaluable contribution of polar marine research to present and future outcomes of the IPY in the Earth system scenario.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Napoli, Italy

    Cinzia Verde, Guido di Prisco

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