Heard Island

Heard Island
Author: Robert William Schmieder
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 897
Release: 2023-06-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031203437

This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on earth. Drawing on records from the past two centuries, as well as his own expeditions to the island in 1997 and 2016, the author provides visual evidence for the changes wrought by climate change, erosion, and environmental policy. Various phenomena not previously observed on Heard Island are documented, such as fluid dynamic instabilities and the destruction of the seawalls of a major lagoon. Based on the past, the author makes predictions about Heard Island for specific years in the future: 2031 (decade), 2051 (tricade), 2121 (century), 3021 (millennium), and 1,002,021 (millionium). The book serves as an important link between the past and future of Heard Island.

The Distribution and Abundance of Antarctic and Subantarctic Penguins

The Distribution and Abundance of Antarctic and Subantarctic Penguins
Author: Eric J. Woehler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1993
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN:

Report resulting from an initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Bird Biology Subcommittee providing a comprehensive summary of the global distribution and abundance of Antarctic and Subantarctic penguins (Eudyptes).