Antarctica (Key Environments) - Hardcover

Antarctica is central to our understanding of global change and the potential fate of planet Earth. In this dramatically illustrated new book, leading international scientists provide an accessible explanation of Antarctica's remarkable attributes and global scientific importance, for everyone interested in polar exploration, research and management.

Professor David Walton began work in 1967 with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He is now an Emeritus Fellow at BAS, publishing papers and books on many aspects of Antarctica. Professor Walton represented the international Antarctic scientific community at Antarctic Treaty Meetings for 14 years and was awarded the first SCAR medal for International Scientific Coordination. He was also awarded a Polar Medal by the Queen. The author of more than 100 scientific papers, and more than 250 reviews, popular articles and reports, he has also written and edited several books and has been the editor in chief of the international journal Antarctic Science for the last 25 years.