Interactions between climate, vegetation and active layer in Maritime and continental Antarctica for climate change monitoring

Terra Antartica Reports

Volumn , Issue 11, 2005, Pages 15-26

  Guglielmin, Mauro ^a   Ellis Evans, J C ^b   Cannone, Nicoletta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MONITORING SYSTEM;

ANTARCTICA;

DESCHAMPSIA;

EID: 33144463134     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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