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Arctic and Alpine Social-Ecological Systems: Sustainability and Resilience

Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change

Melissa Ward Jonesa Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joachim Otto Habeckb Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-3699View further author information
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Mathias Ulrichc Section V1.1 / Climate Protection, German Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-252XView further author information
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Susan Crated Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USAView further author information
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Glenna Gannone Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6635-6737View further author information
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Tobias Schwoererf International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3061-1091View further author information
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Benjamin Jonesa Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-4711View further author information
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Mikhail Kanevskiya Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-0187View further author information
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Prashant Baralg International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Lalitpurl, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-3632View further author information
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Amina Maharjanh International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4002-3242View further author information
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Jakob Steinerg International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Lalitpurl, Nepal;i Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße, Graz, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-0067View further author information
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David Bysouthl Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-8937View further author information
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Bruce C. Forbesm Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4593-5083View further author information
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Mariana Verdonenn Department of Geographical and Historial Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland;o Environmental and Forest Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IcelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-0052View further author information
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Jens Straussp Permafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-4982View further author information
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Article: 2356067 | Received 24 Jan 2024, Accepted 07 May 2024, Published online: 17 Jun 2024

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