Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment

This book addresses the significant environmental changes experienced by high latitude and high altitude ecosystems at the beginning of the 21st c- tury. Increased temperatures and precipitation, reduction in sea ice and glacier ice, the increased levels of UV-radiation and the long-range tra- ported contaminants in arctic and alpine regions are stress factors that challenge terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The large natural variation in the physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642080146
• ISBN13: 9783642080142
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 434 Pages