Arctic climate impact assessment.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Description:	v, 1042 p. : col. ill, col. maps ; 31 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Climatic changes -- Arctic regions. Habitat (Ecology) -- Arctic Regions. Sea ice -- Arctic regions. Greenhouse gases -- Arctic regions. Ultraviolet radiation -- Arctic Regions. Indigenous peoples -- Ecology -- Arctic regions. Global warming. Global environmental change. Climatic changes. Climatology. Ecology. Global environmental change. Global warming. Greenhouse gases. Habitat (Ecology) Indigenous peoples -- Ecology. Sea ice. Ultraviolet radiation. Arctic regions -- Environmental conditions. Arctic regions -- Climate. Arctic Regions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5879949

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Other authors / contributors:	Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. International Arctic Science Committee.
ISBN:	0521865093 (cased)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Standard no.:	9780521865098

Table of Contents:

1. An introduction to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
2. Arctic climate: past and present
3. The changing Arctic: indigenous perspectives
4. Future climate change: modeling and scenarios for the Arctic
5. Ozone and ultraviolet radiation
6. Cryosphere and hydrology
7. Arctic tundra and polar fesert ecosystems
8. Freshwater ecosystems and Fisheries
9. Marine Systems
10. Principles of conserving the Arctic's Biodiversity
11. Management and conservation of wildlife in a changing Arctic environment
12. Hunting, herding, fishing, and gathering: indigenous peoples and renewable resource use in the Arctic
13. Fisheries and aquaculture
14. Forests, land management, and agriculture
15. Human health
16. Infrastructure: buildings, support systems, and industrial facilities
17. Climate change in the context of multiple stressors and resilience
18. Summary and synthesis of the ACIA
Appendix A. Chapter authors
Appendix B. Biographies
Appendix C. Reviewers
Appendix D. Species names
Appendix E. Acronyms
Appendix F. Glossary

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