Frozen oceans : the floating world of pack ice /
Detailed and scientific background to the ecosystem of pack ice, its living communities and the structure of the ice.
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Buffalo, N.Y. ; Richmond Hill, Ont. :
Firefly Books,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Author
- 1. What is pack ice?
- 2. What happens when seawater freezes?
- 3. Pack-ice regions of the world
- 4. Life within a block of ice
- 5. Microbiology inside the ice
- 6. Animals in and around the ice
- 7. Life under the ice
- 8. Mammals, birds and the ice
- 9. Studying the pack ice
- 10. Pack ice : threats and potential
- Maps
- Glossary
- Index
- Further information and picture credits
- Author's acknowledgements.