Spatial and temporal variability in the responses of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change

Polar Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-197

  Callaghan, Terry V ^a,b   Press, Malcolm C ^b   Lee, John A ^b   Robinson, David L ^b   Anderson, Clive W ^b  

^a ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE;

ABISKO; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; SWEDEN;

HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS;

EID: 0033512040     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.1999.tb00293.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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