"Glaciers Evolution in a Changing World" ed. by Danilo Godone

This book is dedicated to Glaciers always played an important role in human history, and currently, they are carefully observed as climate change sentinels. This issue deserves accurate and in-depth studies in order to, adequately, monitor its state.

This book is subdivided into two main sections in order to deal with the two topics of worldwide research on glaciers and ecology in glacial environments. In the first one "Glaciers in the World," several reviews and studies are collected. It is an overview of glaciers, their state, and research carried out in different continents and contexts. The second section "Glacial Ecosystems" focuses, on the other hand, on glacier environments and ecological researches.

Contents
1 Glaciers as an Important Element of the World Glacier Monitoring Implemented in Svalbard
2 A Review on the Little Ice Age and Factors to Glacier Changes in the Tian Shan, Central Asia
3 The Amazon Glaciers
4 The Unknown Southernmost Glaciers of Europe
5 The Role of Microbial Ecology in Glacier Retreat
6 Glacier Forelands – Unique Field Laboratories for the Study of Primary Succession of Plants
7 Animal Successional Pathways for about 200 Years Near a Melting Glacier: A Norwegian Case Study