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The Impact of Hydrologic Perturbations on Arctic Ecosystems Induced by Climate Change

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Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 124))

Abstract

The physical environment of the polar regions of the world go through large seasonal swings, such as air temperature, duration and intensity of solar radiation, surface albedo, and surface energy balance, as well as the magnitude of many of the hydrologic processes. These fluctuations affect both the animal and plant biota, particularly in the Low Arctic where they are more predominant. Long-term alterations induced by climatic change, superimposed on the seasonal changes, could further influence the ecosystem. In the last 20 years or so we have begun to study how ecosystems work in the Arctic and how the various physical, chemical, and biological processes are interwoven and sustain today’s environment.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Global Change Research Group, San Diego State University, 92182, San Diego, CA, USA

    Walter C. Oechel

  2. Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, Sheffield Centre for Arctic Ecology, University of Sheffield, S1D 5BR, Sheffield, UK

    Terry V. Callaghan

  3. Department of Vertebrate Zoology and General Ecology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    Tagir G. Gilmanov

  4. Arctic Adaptation Division, Canadian Climate Centre, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

    Barrie Maxwell

  5. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Göteborg, S-413 19, Göteborg, Sweden

    Ulf Molau

  6. Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Bjartmar Sveinbjörnsson

  7. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska, 99775, Anchorage, AK, USA

    Bjartmar Sveinbjörnsson

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Kane, D.L. (1997). The Impact of Hydrologic Perturbations on Arctic Ecosystems Induced by Climate Change. In: Oechel, W.C., et al. Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 124. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2240-8_4

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