Biodiversity of the Southern Ocean

by Thomas Saucede and Bruno David

The Southern Ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent is vast, in particular, its history, its isolation, and climate, making it a unique "laboratory case" for experimental evolution, adaptation and ecology. Its evolutionary history of adaptation provide a wealth of information on the functioning of the biosphere and its potential.

The Southern Ocean is the result of a history of nearly 40 million years marked by the opening of the Straits...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785480472
• ISBN13: 9781785480478
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Iste Press - Elsevier
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"