Terrestrial ecosystems on Svalbard: Heterogeneity, complexity and fragility from an Arctic island perspective

Biology and Environment

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-165

  Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

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EID: 30544447720     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2005.105.3.155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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