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Edited by I.T. Baldwin, Jena, Germany M.M. Caldwell, Logan, USA G. Heldmaier, Marburg, Germany O.L. Lange, Würzburg, Germany H.A. Mooney, Stanford, USA E.-D. Schulze, Jena, Germany U. Sommer, Kiel, Germany

Ecological Studies Volumes published since 1996 are listed at the end of this book.

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH

L. Beyer M. Bölter (Eds.)

Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes

With 54 Figures and 59 Tables

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Prof. Dr. Lothar Beyer Prof. Dr. Manfred Bölter Institut für Polarökologie Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Wischhofstr. 1–3 24148 Kiel Germany

Cover illustration: Graph: T. F. Claassen, Photo: A. Tatur

ISSN 0070-8356 ISBN 978-3-642-62674-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Geoecology of Antarctic ice-free coastal landscapes / L. Beyer, M. Bölter (eds.) p. cm. – (Ecological studies ; v. 154) Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 978-3-642-62674-6 ISBN 978-3-642-56318-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-56318-8 1. Soil ecology–Antarctica. 2. Coastal ecology–Antarctica. I. Beyer, Lothar, 1959- II. Bölter, M. III. Series. QH84.2 .G46 2002 577.5'7'09989–dc21

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Foreword

Research in Antarctica in the past two decades has fundamentally changed our perceptions of the southern continent. The new information coming in makes it increasingly evident that the ecology of Antarctica is much more distinctive, much more complex, and much more diverse than any one could have expected – witness the long list of books and reviews in the Preface that summarize, from varying points of view, the growing body of information. One could therefore ask whether a new book on the geoecology of Antarctic soils is really necessary. The answer is a definite yes, for several reasons. The editors and authors of the present volume approached the vast field of Antarctic research from a refreshingly new and original angle, not considered by earlier compil