Ice-shelf collapse, climate change, and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic

Polar Record

Volumn 37, Issue 201, 2001, Pages 133-142

  Vincent, W F ^a   Gibson, J A E ^b   Jeffries, M O ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT LOSS; ICE SHELF; WARMING;

ARCTIC; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT;

EID: 0035048457     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247400026954     Document Type: Article

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