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Global change and Arctic terrestrial ecosystems /

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Global warming is likely to have the greatest impact at high latitudes, making the Arctic an important region both for detecting global climate change and for studying its effects on terrestrial ecosystems. The chapters in this volume address current and anticipated impacts of global climate change...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Oechel, W. C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [1997]
Series:Ecological studies ; v. 124.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Arctic regions.
Land use > Environmental aspects > Arctic regions.
Ecology > Arctic regions.
Climat > Changements > Arctique.
Écologie > Arctique.
Écologie > Régions polaires.
Changement global (Environnement)
Réchauffement de la terre > Arctique.
Klimaanderung.
Terrestrisches Ökosystem.
Arktis.
Climatic changes.
Ecology.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Arctic Regions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Global warming is likely to have the greatest impact at high latitudes, making the Arctic an important region both for detecting global climate change and for studying its effects on terrestrial ecosystems. The chapters in this volume address current and anticipated impacts of global climate change on Arctic organisms, populations, ecosystem structure and function, biological diversity, and the atmosphere.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 493 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461222408 (electronic bk.)
1461222400 (electronic bk.)