An estimated cost of lost climate regulation services caused by thawing of the Arctic cryosphere

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1869-1880

  Euskirchen, Eugénie S ^a   Goodstein, Eban S ^b   Huntington, Henry P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic cost; Ecosystem services; Methane; Permafrost; Sea ice; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYOSPHERE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE COVER; PERMAFROST; STABILIZATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; METHANE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891311737     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0858.1     Document Type: Article

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