Challenges to adaptation in northernmost europe as a result of global climate change

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-84

  Nilsson, Christer ^a   Janssen, Roland ^a   Keskitalo, E Carina H ^a   Vlassova, Tatiana ^b   Sutinen, Marja Liisa ^c   Moen, Jon ^a   Chapin III, F Stuart ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBAL WARMING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ADAPTATION; ARCTIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HUMAN; NORWAY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUROPE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NORWAY; RUSSIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH;

EUROPE;

EID: 77951024230     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-009-0010-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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