The environment in the Russian arctic: Status report

Polar Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-43

  Vilchek, G E ^a   Krasovskaya, T M ^b   Tsyban, A V ^c   Chelyukanov, V V ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^d Main Department of Environmental Programs and Pollution Monitoring   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HUMAN IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ARCTIC;

EID: 0031411228     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889379609377584     Document Type: Article

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