Hydrology, water availability and tundra ecosystem function in a changing climate: The need for a closer integration of ideas?

Global Change Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-369

  Hodkinson, I D ^a   Webb, N R ^b   Bale, J S ^c   Block, W ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpine; Arctic; Climate change; Community; Ecosystem; Hydrology; Processes; Tundra; Water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HYDROLOGY; TUNDRA;

EID: 0032791193     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1999.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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