Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 49, Issue 4 (2017)

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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 49, Issue 4 (2017)

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The Influence of Seabirds on the Concentration of Selected Heavy Metals in Organic Soil on the Bellsund Coast, Western Spitsbergen
Marta Ziółek, Piotr Bartmiński & Alfred Stach
Pages: 507-520
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe Influence of Seabirds on the Concentration of Selected Heavy Metals in Organic Soil on the Bellsund Coast, Western Spitsbergen | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Wind Distortion in Alpine and Subantarctic Plants is Constant among Life Forms but does not Necessarily Reflect Prevailing Wind Direction
Nicholas B. Fitzgerald & James B. Kirkpatrick
Pages: 521-535
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforWind Distortion in Alpine and Subantarctic Plants is Constant among Life Forms but does not Necessarily Reflect Prevailing Wind Direction | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB)
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Respiration from Soil and Ground Cover Vegetation Under Tundra Shrubs
Le Ge, Peter M. Lafleur & Elyn R. Humphreys
Pages: 537-550
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforRespiration from Soil and Ground Cover Vegetation Under Tundra Shrubs | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Region-Wide Glacier Mass Budgets for the Tanggula Mountains between ∼1969 and ∼2015 Derived from Remote Sensing Data
An’an Chen, Ninglian Wang, Zhen Li, Yuwei Wu, Wei Zhang & Zhongming Guo
Pages: 551-568
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforRegion-Wide Glacier Mass Budgets for the Tanggula Mountains between ∼1969 and ∼2015 Derived from Remote Sensing Data | Full Text | References | PDF (8.8 MB)
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Slope-Fluvial System Structure in the Western Tatra Mountains (Poland): Slope-to-Channel Transition
Eliza Płaczkowska
Pages: 569-583
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
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Crevice-Nesting Auklets are Early-Successional Species Requiring Disturbance to Persist
Heather M. Renner, Lawrence R. Walker, Christopher F. Waythomas, Jeffrey C. Williams & Yuri B. Artukhin
Pages: 585-599
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforCrevice-Nesting Auklets are Early-Successional Species Requiring Disturbance to Persist | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Vegetation Greening Trends at Two Sites in the Canadian Arctic: 1984–2015
Rebecca Edwards & Paul Treitz
Pages: 601-619
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforVegetation Greening Trends at Two Sites in the Canadian Arctic: 1984–2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (6.8 MB)
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Assessment of Recent Glacier Changes and Its Controlling Factors from 1976 to 2011 in Baspa Basin, Western Himalaya
Riyaz Ahmad Mir, Sanjay K. Jain, Sharad K. Jain, Renoj J Thayyen & Arun K. Saraf
Pages: 621-647
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforAssessment of Recent Glacier Changes and Its Controlling Factors from 1976 to 2011 in Baspa Basin, Western Himalaya | Full Text | References | PDF (5.8 MB)
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Holocene Cyclic Records of Ice-Rafted Debris and Sea Ice Variations on the East Greenland and Northwest Iceland Margins
D. A. Darby, J. T. Andrews, S. T. Belt, A. E. Jennings & P. Cabedo-Sanz
Pages: 649-672
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforHolocene Cyclic Records of Ice-Rafted Debris and Sea Ice Variations on the East Greenland and Northwest Iceland Margins | Full Text | References | PDF (7.8 MB)
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Solar UV Upregulates Photoprotection but Slows Photosynthesis in Subalpine Australian Plants
William T. Salter, Tarryn L. Turnbull, Heinz Rennenberg & Mark A. Adams
Pages: 673-685
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AbstractforSolar UV Upregulates Photoprotection but Slows Photosynthesis in Subalpine Australian Plants | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Observation of Strong Winds on the Northern Slopes of Mount Everest in Monsoon Season
Fanglin Sun, Yaoming Ma, Zeyong Hu, Maoshan Li, Tobias Gerken, Lang Zhang, Cunbo Han & Genhou Sun
Pages: 687-697
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforObservation of Strong Winds on the Northern Slopes of Mount Everest in Monsoon Season | Full Text | References | PDF (6.7 MB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Cool Plants for Cold Climates: A Garden Designer’s Perspective
A Garden Designer’s Perspective. By Brenda C. Adams. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2017. 239 pp. $35.00 (softcover) ISBN: 978-1-60223-325-6
Laura L. Backus
Pages: 699-700
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
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Imagining the Supernatural North
Edited by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Danielle Marie Cudmore, and Stefan Donecker. Edmonton: Polynya Press (University of Alberta Press), 2016. 328 pp., index. $29.95 (softcover). ISBN: 9781772122671.
Shelly Sommer
Page: 700
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Original Articles

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Polar and Alpine Events Calendar
Pages: 701-702
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
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