Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth
Antarctica is all but forgotten by most people, but its mere presence shapes the world in which we live, controlling global climate, wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and associated plant and animal communities. The Antarctic food web is supported entirely by algae and small shrimp-like cru...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | , , |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English unknown |
Published: |
Oregon State University
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/h128ng622 |
id |
ftoregonstate:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:h128ng622 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftoregonstate:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:h128ng622 2024-04-14T08:03:54+00:00 Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth Filbert, Annabel P. Roberts, Lani Hill, Eric Oregon State University. Honors College 67092 bytes 3655466 bytes 81903 bytes application/pdf https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/h128ng622 English [eng] eng unknown Oregon State University https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/h128ng622 All rights reserved Antarctica -- Description and travel Global warming Ecology -- Antarctica Honors College Thesis ftoregonstate 2024-03-21T15:39:12Z Antarctica is all but forgotten by most people, but its mere presence shapes the world in which we live, controlling global climate, wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and associated plant and animal communities. The Antarctic food web is supported entirely by algae and small shrimp-like crustaceans known as krill, while each in its own way contributes to the global carbon cycle and plays a critical role in controlling global warming. At the same time, the Antarctic continent itself as well as its often highly specialized flora and fauna is threatened by global warming, overfishing, tourism, and other human activities. In the context of my own travels to Antarctica in January 2007, I have also selected certain species of native fauna that I encountered and which I feel to be representative of the majesty of the Antarctic Peninsula, and which I hope will inspire a commitment to the preservation of Antarctica for its own sake. Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University) Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University) |
op_collection_id |
ftoregonstate |
language |
English unknown |
topic |
Antarctica -- Description and travel Global warming Ecology -- Antarctica |
spellingShingle |
Antarctica -- Description and travel Global warming Ecology -- Antarctica Filbert, Annabel P. Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
topic_facet |
Antarctica -- Description and travel Global warming Ecology -- Antarctica |
description |
Antarctica is all but forgotten by most people, but its mere presence shapes the world in which we live, controlling global climate, wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and associated plant and animal communities. The Antarctic food web is supported entirely by algae and small shrimp-like crustaceans known as krill, while each in its own way contributes to the global carbon cycle and plays a critical role in controlling global warming. At the same time, the Antarctic continent itself as well as its often highly specialized flora and fauna is threatened by global warming, overfishing, tourism, and other human activities. In the context of my own travels to Antarctica in January 2007, I have also selected certain species of native fauna that I encountered and which I feel to be representative of the majesty of the Antarctic Peninsula, and which I hope will inspire a commitment to the preservation of Antarctica for its own sake. |
author2 |
Roberts, Lani Hill, Eric Oregon State University. Honors College |
format |
Thesis |
author |
Filbert, Annabel P. |
author_facet |
Filbert, Annabel P. |
author_sort |
Filbert, Annabel P. |
title |
Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
title_short |
Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
title_full |
Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
title_fullStr |
Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
title_full_unstemmed |
Fire and Ice: Reflections at the End of the Earth |
title_sort |
fire and ice: reflections at the end of the earth |
publisher |
Oregon State University |
url |
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/h128ng622 |
geographic |
Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica |
op_relation |
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/h128ng622 |
op_rights |
All rights reserved |
_version_ |
1796300217502400512 |