Sea-ice system services: A framework to help identify and meet information needs relevant for arctic observing networks

Arctic

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-136

  Eicken, Hajo ^a   Lovecraft, Amy Lauren ^a   Druckenmiller, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alaska Eskimo whaling communities; Arctic Alaska; Arctic ecosystems; Arctic observing system; Arctic policy; Climate change; Community based observations; Local knowledge; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD WEB; HAZARD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEA ICE; STAKEHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549156698     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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