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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ziaja, Wiesław (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.