(Paperback)

Explores just how life survives the extreme conditions of one of the sensitive and inhospitable parts of the planet, which has for centuries fascinated scientists, explorers, writers and the general public. This title provides an insight into the lives of those living and working in this hostile environment.

(Hardback, Illustrated edition)

Provides an in-depth background to the whole ecosystem of sea ice, its living communities and the structure of the ice itself. The author is a veteran of six expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and this book is packed with photographs taken in the course of his journeys.