Human impact upon the environment in the vicinity of Arctowski Station, King George Island, Antarctica

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-60

  Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna J ^a   Korczak, Malgorzata ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Human impact; King George Island

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTOWSKI STATION; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

AVES;

EID: 77950262133     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/ppres.2010.04     Document Type: Article

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