Environmental monitoring and management proposals for the Fildes Region, King George Island, Antarctica

Polar Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Braun, Christina ^a   Mustafa, Osama ^a   Nordt, Anja ^a   Pfeiffer, Simone ^b   Peter, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Antarctic specially Managed area; Environmental management; Fildes region; Human impact; Protected area

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; FILDES PENINSULA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

AVES;

EID: 84863752784     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.18206     Document Type: Article

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