Terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems in the changing world: An overview

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-276

  Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna J ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alien species; Antarctica; Human impact

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLAR REGION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 70349579550     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/ppres.2009.13     Document Type: Article

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