Ecology Of Arctic Environments

Author : Jack D. Ives,Roger G. Barry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000698282

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The Arctic by Jack D. Ives,Roger G. Barry Pdf

Originally published in 2000, The Arctic provides a comprehensive overview of the region's rapidly changing physical and human dimensions, and demonstrates the importance of communication between natural scientists, social scientists, and local stakeholders in response to the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic. It is an essential resource for all Arctic researchers, particularly those developing multidisciplinary projects. It provides an overview of key areas of Arctic research by renowned specialists in the field, and each chapter forms a detailed, varied and accessible account of current knowledge. Each author introduces the subject to a specialist readership, while retaining intellectual integrity and relevance for specialists. Overall, the richness of the material presented in this volume reflects the ecological and cultural diversity of this vast and environmentally critical part of the globe.

Author : Mark Nuttall,Terry Callaghan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9058230872

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Arctic by Mark Nuttall,Terry Callaghan Pdf

By demonstrating the importance of communication among social scientists, scientists in the natural sciences and stakeholders living in the Arctic, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the region's rapidly changing physical and human dimensions. In response to the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic it is an essential resource for all Arctic researchers and those developing multidisciplinary projects. Representing a state-of-the-art overview of key areas of Arctic research by renowned specialists in the field, each chapter forms a detailed, varied and accessible account of current knowledge. Each author introduces the subject to a non-specialist readership, while retaining intellectual integrity and relevance for specialists. Overall, the richness of the material presented in this volume reflects the ecological and cultural diversity of this vast and environmentally critical part of the globe.

Author : Sarah J. Woodin,Mick Marquiss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052183998X

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Ecology of Arctic Environments by Sarah J. Woodin,Mick Marquiss Pdf

Once thought of as a pristine environment, it is now all too apparent that the Arctic is a sink for pollutants transported northwards over long distances in the atmosphere and oceans, and is also likely to be subject to major climate change as a result of global warming. Many ecologists are currently seeking to further our understanding of how arctic ecosystems function, and to detect and predict anthropogenic changes which may occur within them. This book, resulting from a British Ecological Society Special Symposium, addresses these issues.

Author : David N. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118846544

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Arctic Ecology by David N. Thomas Pdf

The Arctic is often portrayed as being isolated, but the reality is that the connectivity with the rest of the planet is huge, be it through weather patterns, global ocean circulation, and large-scale migration patterns to name but a few. There is a huge amount of public interest in the ‘changing Arctic’, especially in terms of the rapid changes taking place in ecosystems and exploitation of resources. There can be no doubt that the Arctic is at the forefront of the international environmental science agenda, both from a scientific aspect, and also from a policy/environmental management perspective. This book aims to stimulate a wide audience to think about the Arctic by highlighting the remarkable breadth of what it means to study its ecology. Arctic Ecology seeks to systematically introduce the diverse array of ecologies within the Arctic region. As the Arctic rapidly changes, understanding the fundamental ecology underpinning the Arctic is paramount to understanding the consequences of what such change will inevitably bring about. Arctic Ecology is designed to provide graduate students of environmental science, ecology and climate change with a source where Arctic ecology is addressed specifically, with issues due to climate change clearly discussed. It will also be of use to policy-makers, researchers and international agencies who are focusing on ecological issues and effects of global climate change in the Arctic. About the Editor David N. Thomas is Professor of Arctic Ecosystem Research in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki. Previously he spent 24 years in the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales. He studies marine systems, with a particular emphasis on sea ice and land-coast interactions in the Arctic and Southern Oceans as well as the Baltic Sea. He also edited a related book: Sea Ice, 3rd Edition (2017), which is also published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Author : Jack D. Ives,Roger G. Barry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000698220

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Arctic and Alpine Environments by Jack D. Ives,Roger G. Barry Pdf

Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology. The book argues that there is a necessity for carefully controlled development of the resources of these regions and suggests that there is a risk of irreversible disturbance without full understanding of these regions. This book provides a detailed documentation of cold-stressed arctic and alpine terrestrial environments and systematically deals with the present and past physical environment – climate, hydrology and glaciology; biota – treeline, vegetation, vertebrate zoology, and historical biogeography; abiotic processes – geomorphological and pedological and the role of man – bioclimatology, archaeology and technological impact, including radioecology. The book will appeal to academics and students of environmental and biological science, as well as providing a significant source for conservationists’, government agencies and industrial organizations.

Author : Neloy Khare
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128230787

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Understanding Present and Past Arctic Environments by Neloy Khare Pdf

Understanding Present and Past Arctic Environments: An Integrated Approach from Climate Change Perspectives provides a fully comprehensive overview of the past, present and future outlook for this incredibly diverse and important region. Through a series of contributed chapters, the book explores changes to this environment that are attributed to the effects of climate change. The book explores the current effects climate change has had on Arctic environments and ecosystems, our current understanding of the effects climate change is having, the effects climate change is having on the atmospheric and ocean processes in this region. The Arctic region is predicted to experience the earliest and most pronounced global warming response to human-induced climatic change, thus a better understanding is vital. Presents a thorough understanding of the Arctic, it’s past, present and future Provides an integrated assessment of the Arctic climate system, recognizing that a true understanding of its functions lies in appreciating the interactions and linkages among its various components Brings together many of the world's leading Arctic researchers to describe this diverse environment and its ecology

Author : Andrey N. Petrov,Shauna BurnSilver,F. Stuart Chapin III,Gail Fondahl,Jessica K. Graybill,Kathrin Keil,Annika E. Nilsson,Rudolf Riedlsperger,Peter Schweitzer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351614634

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Arctic Sustainability Research by Andrey N. Petrov,Shauna BurnSilver,F. Stuart Chapin III,Gail Fondahl,Jessica K. Graybill,Kathrin Keil,Annika E. Nilsson,Rudolf Riedlsperger,Peter Schweitzer Pdf

The Arctic is one of the world’s regions most affected by cultural, socio-economic, environmental, and climatic changes. Over the last two decades, scholars, policymakers, extractive industries, governments, intergovernmental forums, and non-governmental organizations have turned their attention to the Arctic, its peoples, resources, and to the challenges and benefits of impending transformations. Arctic sustainability is an issue of increasing concern as well as the resilience and adaptation of Arctic societies to changing conditions. This book offers key insights into the history, current state of knowledge and the future of sustainability, and sustainable development research in the Arctic. Written by an international, interdisciplinary team of experts, it presents a comprehensive progress report on Arctic sustainability research. It identifies key knowledge gaps and provides salient recommendations for prioritizing research in the next decade. Arctic Sustainability Research will appeal to researchers, academics, and policymakers interested in sustainability science and the practices of sustainable development, as well as those working in polar studies, climate change, political geography, and the history of science.

Author : S. J. Woodin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:704080879

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Ecology of Arctic Environments. (Special Publication No. 13 of the British Ecological Society). by S. J. Woodin Pdf

Author : Jon Børre Ørbaek,Roland Kallenborn,Ingunn Tombre,Else N. Hegseth,Stig Falk-Petersen,Alf H. Hoel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540485148

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Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment by Jon Børre Ørbaek,Roland Kallenborn,Ingunn Tombre,Else N. Hegseth,Stig Falk-Petersen,Alf H. Hoel Pdf

The European Arctic and Alpine regions are experiencing large environmental changes. These changes may have socio-economic effects if the changes affect the bioproduction, which form the basis for the marine and terrestrial food chains. This uniquely multidisciplinary book presents the various aspects of contemporary environmental changes in Arctic and Alpine Regions.

Author : Monica Tennberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351763257

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Arctic Environmental Cooperation by Monica Tennberg Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: The book analyses the development of arctic environmental cooperation since the late 1980s until the establishment of the Arctic Council in 1996. The study is based on the discourse analysis of statement, documents and interviews by the different actors in the cooperation. In this book, the problem of the environment is seen as a problem of order: it is a problem of ordering relations among related actors, of ordering priorities of action and of ordering relations between different institutional arrangements locally, regionally and internally. Three discourses were found in the cooperation: discourses of sovereignty, knowledge and development. In the discourse of sovereignty, the development of relations between state and indigenous peoples in terms of international environmental cooperation is central. In the discourse of knowledge, the different forms of knowledge and the role of different producers of knowledge in cooperation has been discussed. The discourse of development focuses on the idea of sustainable development and its applications in defining the future of the Circumpolar North and the activities of the Arctic Council. The arctic cooperation can be understood as a regional effort to make an order of sustainability into practice.

Author : David P. Stone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107094413

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The Changing Arctic Environment by David P. Stone Pdf

An accessible, engagingly written book on Arctic environmental change and cooperation by an author intimately involved in Arctic science and policy.

Author : Rebecca H Pincus,Saleem H Ali
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300210385

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Diplomacy on Ice by Rebecca H Pincus,Saleem H Ali Pdf

As the race for resources in distant parts of the planet gathers momentum, most discussion has centered on the potential for conflict, environmental destruction, and upheaval from climate change. This important book shifts the conversation about the Arctic and Antarctic from conflict to cooperation. A multidisciplinary roster of experts provides fresh views of the polar regions, focusing on diplomacy and the potential for cooperative international decision-making. Collectively the contributors illustrate the breadth of issues that complicate governance in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as parallels and differences between the politics of the two poles.

Author : McMaster University. Department of Geography
Publisher : Hamilton, Ont. : Department of Geography, McMaster University
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UCSD:31822016449571

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Arctic Environment by McMaster University. Department of Geography Pdf

Proceedings of a symposium held at McMaster University, Nov. 14-15, 1991, dealing with climate, ice, snow, global change, pollution, permafrost, the treeline and plant communities.

Author : Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv,Dawn Bazely,Marina Goloviznina,Andrew Tanentzap
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134634859

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Environmental and Human Security in the Arctic by Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv,Dawn Bazely,Marina Goloviznina,Andrew Tanentzap Pdf

This is the first comprehensive exploration of why human security is relevant to the Arctic and what achieving it can mean, covering the areas of health of the environment, identity of peoples, supply of traditional foods, community health, economic opportunities, and political stability. The traditional definition of security has already been actively employed in the Arctic region for decades, particularly in relation to natural resource sovereignty issues, but how and why should the human aspect be introduced? What can this region teach us about human security in the wider world? The book reviews the potential threats to security, putting them in an analytical framework and indicating a clear path for solutions.Contributions come from natural, social and humanities scientists, hailing from Canada, Russia, Finland and Norway. Environmental Change and Human Security in the Arctic is an essential resource for policy-makers, community groups, researchers and students working in the field of human security, particularly for those in the Arctic regions.

Author : Keith Rogers Greenaway,Comité canadien des ressources Arctiques,Canadian Institute of International Affairs. National Capital Branch,Canadian Arctic Resources Committee,Institut canadien des affaires internationales. Section Capitale nationale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0919996469

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The Arctic Environment and Canada's International Relations by Keith Rogers Greenaway,Comité canadien des ressources Arctiques,Canadian Institute of International Affairs. National Capital Branch,Canadian Arctic Resources Committee,Institut canadien des affaires internationales. Section Capitale nationale Pdf

A companion volume to "The North and Canada's International Relations", this report attempts to analyse in greater depth the Arctic Region's environmental concerns, the existing national and international policy framework; and to consider national and international policy directions for the future. Includes maps and diagrams.