Ecology of Arctic environments / edited by Sarah J. Woodin and Mick Marquiss

"This volume contains 12 of the 20 papers which were presented at the ... British Ecological Society Special Symposium on the Ecology of Arctic Environments ... held at the University of Aberdeen on 27-29 March 1995." - Preface. Arctic soils and permafrost / E.A. FitzPatrick -- Microbial ecology, decomposition and nutrient cycling / C.H. Robinson, P.A. Wookey -- The role of bryophytes and lichens in polar ecosystems / R.E. Longton -- The role of arctic vegetation in ecosystem and global processes / F.S. Chapin III, J.P. McFadden, S.E. Hobbie -- Habitat fragility as an aid to long-term survival in arctic vegetation / R.M.M. Crawford -- Life stategies of arctic terrestrial arthropods / J.S. Bale ... [et al.] -- Environmental fluctuations in arctic marine ecosystems as reflected by variability in reproduction of polar bears and ringed seals / I. Stirling, N.J. Lunn -- Trophic interactions in arctic ecosystems and the occurrence of a terrestrial trophic cascade / D.R. Bazely, R.L. Jefferies -- Pathways and effects of contaminants in the Arctic / E. Steinnes -- Effects of acid deposition on arctic vegetation / S.J. Woodin -- Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on subarctic vegetation / L.O. Björn ... [et al.] -- Effects of CO2 and climate change on arctic ecosystems / W.C. Oechel ... [et al.] vi, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm