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Chapter Seven - Life in the extreme environments of our planet under pressure

Climate-induced threats and exploitation opportunities

from Part III - Life in extreme environments and the responses to change: the example of polar environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2020

By
Melody S. Clark ,
Cinzia Verde ,
Silvia Fineschi ,
Francesco Loreto ,
Lloyd S. Peck  and
Guido di Prisco
Edited by
Guido di Prisco ,
Howell G. M. Edwards ,
Josef Elster  and
Ad H. L. Huiskes
Guido di Prisco
Affiliation:
National Research Council of Italy
Howell G. M. Edwards
Affiliation:
University of Bradford
Josef Elster
Affiliation:
University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Ad H. L. Huiskes
Affiliation:
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Summary

In 2007, a report from the European Science Foundation on Investigating Life in Extreme Environments defined extreme environments as ‘having one or more environmental parameters showing values permanently close to lower or upper limits known for life in its various forms’ (CAREX, 2011).

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Life in Extreme Environments
Insights in Biological Capability
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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