Recent environmental change and atmospheric contamination on Svalbard as recorded in lake sediments – an introduction
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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https://hdl.handle.net/1956/2475Utgivelsesdato
2004Metadata
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Originalversjon
https://doi.org/10.1023/b:jopl.0000022542.87722.a6Sammendrag
This paper outlines an interdisciplinary project on recent environmental change and atmospheric contamination on the high Arctic archipelago of Svalbard (76º30'N – 80º30'N). It describes the rationale and aims of the project and summarises the location, climate, geology, vegetation, and land-use of Svalbard.
Beskrivelse
This is the first in a series of nine papers published in this special issue dedicated to recent environmental change on Svalbard. H.J.B. Birks, Vivienne J. Jones, and Neil L. Rose were guest editors of this special issue.