From Europe to North America into the world and atmosphere: A short review of global footprints and their impacts and predictions

Environmentalist

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-295

  Huettmann, Falk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Climate change; Economic growth; Environmental history; Environmental impact; Global environmental crisis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAGONFLY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NITROGEN CYCLE; OIL SPILL; PHOSPHATE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES);

EID: 84864826420     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9338-5     Document Type: Article

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