Past Antarctica

Marc Oliva holds a PhD in Geography from the Universitat de Barcelona, where he works now as research scientist and leads a research group on Antarctic, Arctic and Alpine Environments. He has carried out research and teaching activities in universities of Portugal, Canada, Switzerland, Spain and Russia. He has participated in tens of expeditions to Antarctica and the High Arctic. Apart from the Polar Regions, he has also conducted research in other mountain regions (Rocky Mountains, Alps, N Iceland, Pamir, Tien Shan, Pyrenees, and Cantabrian Mountains), which has provided him a wide comprehension of Earth surface processes in cold-climate environments. His research interests include the study of geomorphological processes and past environments and climate in the Polar Regions and high mountains using a wide range of natural records (glacial, periglacial, and lacustrine).Jesús Ruiz-Fernández is Assistant Professor at the University of Oviedo (Spain). His research experience includes over a decade of participation in various projects of national and international research; his current research activity is mainly focused on the quaternary and present-day environmental evolution of polar regions (Antarctica, Greenland) and mountain areas, as well as the study of natural hazards (mainly large snowfalls and snow avalanches). He has participated in the organization of scientific conferences and meetings, coordinated conference cycles, and conducted several research internship in universities and national and foreign centers. Dr. Ruiz-Fernández is a member of the Spanish Society of Geomorphology, the Spanish Association of Geography, the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), and a corresponding member of the Royal Institute of Asturian Studies (RIDEA).

• Part 1. Reconstructing Past Climate Variability1. Long-Term Climate Evolution Based on Ice Core Records2. Inferring the Past Atmospheric Composition from Ice Cores3. Holocene Environmental Changes Deduced from Antarctic Lake SedimentsPart 2. Geological and Geomorphological Dynamics 4. The role of volcanism in the making of Antarctica5. Tracing Deglaciation Since the Last Glacial Maximum6. Glacio-isostatic Uplift and Relative Sea Level Changes7. Past Geomorphic Processes: The role of Periglacial Processes in Ice-Free Environments8. Soils of Antarctica: A Key to Past EnvironmentsPart 3. Biological Processes and Human Colonization9. Past Changes on Fauna and Flora Distribution 10. Refuge of Antarctic Biodiversity11. Geoecological ResponsePart 4. Recent Climate and Environmental Trends 12. Connections with Middle and Low Latitudes13. Recent Climate Trends14. Exploring and Exploiting Antarctica: The First Human Interactions 15. Humans in Antarctica: Science and Policy