Threats to the arctic /

Threats to the Arctic discusses all the current threats to this fragile region, emphasizing the interconnections between many environmental impacts, as well as the teleconnections between events already emerging in the Arctic (ocean circulation changes, melting of sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets) a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Elias, Scott A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA, United States : Elsevier, [2021]
Subjects:
Environmental degradation > Arctic regions.
Environnement > D�egradation > Arctique.
Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Arctic regions > Environmental conditions.
Arctique > Conditions environnementales.
Arctic Regions.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Arctic seas. Loss of sea Ice
  • Rising sea surface temperatures
  • Changes in ocean circulation patterns
  • Sea level change
  • Impacts of ocean acidification on arctic marine ecosystems
  • Impacts of chemical pollution on marine ecosystems
  • Impacts of overfishing in arctic and sub-arctic waters
  • Impacts of global shipping to arctic ocean ecosystems
  • Section II. Arctic ice. Decline in mountain glaciers
  • Section III. Arctic lands. Greenland ice sheet
  • Changes in terrestrial environments
  • Impacts of global change
  • Impacts of oil and mineral extraction
  • Section IV. Arctic people. Impacts of permafrost degradation
  • Threats to native ways of life
  • Changing political landscape of the arctic.

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