Glacier Evolution in a Changing World
Glaciers have always played an important role in human history, and currently, they are carefully observed as climate change sentinels. Glacier melt rate is increasing, and its mass balance is continuously negative. This issue deserves accurate and in-depth studies in order to, adequately, monitor i...
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| description | Glaciers have always played an important role in human history, and currently, they are carefully observed as climate change sentinels. Glacier melt rate is increasing, and its mass balance is continuously negative. This issue deserves accurate and in-depth studies in order to, adequately, monitor its state. This circumstance in fact endangers the water supply, affecting human settlements but also creating new environments allowing the colonization by pioneer communities and the formation of new landscapes. This book is subdivided into two main sections in order to deal with the two topics of worldwide research on glaciers and ecology in glacial environments. In the first one "Glaciers in the World," several reviews and studies are collected. It is an overview of glaciers, their state, and research carried out in different continents and contexts. The second section "Glacial Ecosystems" focuses, on the other hand, on glacier environments and ecological researches. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1296482024-04-09T11:41:12Z Glacier Evolution in a Changing World Godone, Danilo global warming, ecosystem, microorganism, random forest, south america thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change Glaciers have always played an important role in human history, and currently, they are carefully observed as climate change sentinels. Glacier melt rate is increasing, and its mass balance is continuously negative. This issue deserves accurate and in-depth studies in order to, adequately, monitor its state. This circumstance in fact endangers the water supply, affecting human settlements but also creating new environments allowing the colonization by pioneer communities and the formation of new landscapes. This book is subdivided into two main sections in order to deal with the two topics of worldwide research on glaciers and ecology in glacial environments. In the first one "Glaciers in the World," several reviews and studies are collected. It is an overview of glaciers, their state, and research carried out in different continents and contexts. The second section "Glacial Ecosystems" focuses, on the other hand, on glacier environments and ecological researches. 2023-12-01T15:52:01Z 2023-12-01T15:52:01Z 2017 book ONIX_20231201_9789535135449_757 9789535135449 9789535135432 9789535146377 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/129648 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/5876 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/5876/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/65820 10.5772/65820 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789535135449 9789535135432 9789535146377 IntechOpen 186 open access |
| spellingShingle | global warming, ecosystem, microorganism, random forest, south america thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title | Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title_full | Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title_fullStr | Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title_short | Glacier Evolution in a Changing World |
| title_sort | glacier evolution in a changing world |
| topic | global warming, ecosystem, microorganism, random forest, south america thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change |
| topic_facet | global warming, ecosystem, microorganism, random forest, south america thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change |
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