Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment

The European Arctic and Alpine regions are experiencing large environmental changes. These changes may have socio-economic effects if the changes affect the bioproduction, which form the basis for the marine and terrestrial food chains. This uniquely multidisciplinary book presents the various aspects of contemporary environmental changes in Arctic and Alpine Regions.

1 Integrated aspects of environmental change.- 2 An environment at risk.- 3 Climate variation in the European sector of the Arctic.- 4 Impact of climate change on arctic and alpine lakes.- 5 Changes in growing season in Fennoscandia 1982-1999.- 6 Northern climates and woody plant distribution.- 7 Topographic complexity and terrestrial biotic response to high-latitude climate change.- 8 The flow of Atlantic water to the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean.- 9 Climate variability and possible effects on arctic food chains.- 10 Adjustment to reality.- 11 Factors, trends and scenarios of UV-radiation in arctic-alpine environments.- 12 Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation and epidermal UV screening in arctic and alpine plants.- 13 Effects of UV radiation in arctic and alpine freshwater ecosystems.- 14 Climate control of biological UV exposure in polar and alpine aquatic ecosystems.- 15 Effects of UV radiation on seaweeds.- 16 Climate and ozone change effects on UV radiation and health risks.- 17 Contaminants, global change and cold regions.- 18 Modelling of long-range transport of contaminants.- 19 Long-term atmospheric contaminant monitoring.- 20 Levels and effects of persistent organic pollutants in arctic animals.- 21 Arctic health problems and environmental challenges in Greenland.