Transformation of the natural environment in Western Sørkapp Land (Spitsbergen) since the 1980s

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ziaja, Wiesław (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Climate change.; Geomorphology.; Polar regions.; Polar Geography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

This revised edition describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sørkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980–1986 and in 2008. It also outlines potential directions of the transformation of Western Sø...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction: Study Area and Its Environmental Recognition
• 2 Methods and materials
• 3 Components of natural environment
• 4 Environmental and landscape changes
• 5 Conclusions and prognosis for environmental change.