Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 46, Issue 2 (2014)

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Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Ice-Covered Upper Dumbell Lake (Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada) during the Summer of 1959
Spencer Apollonio & Jasmine E. Saros
Pages: 293-307
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforTemporal and Spatial Dynamics of Ice-Covered Upper Dumbell Lake (Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada) during the Summer of 1959 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Plant Species Richness, Evenness, and Composition along Environmental Gradients in an Alpine Meadow Grazing Ecosystem in Central Tibet, China
Tsechoe Dorji, Stein R. Moe, Julia A. Klein & Ørjan Totland
Pages: 308-326
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforPlant Species Richness, Evenness, and Composition along Environmental Gradients in an Alpine Meadow Grazing Ecosystem in Central Tibet, China | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Arctic-Alpine Plants Decline over Two Decades in Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.
Peter Lesica
Pages: 327-332
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforArctic-Alpine Plants Decline over Two Decades in Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (656.2 KB)
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Short-Term Effects of Pack Animal Grazing Exclusion from Andean Alpine Meadows
Agustina Barros, Catherine Marina Pickering & Daniel Renison
Pages: 333-343
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforShort-Term Effects of Pack Animal Grazing Exclusion from Andean Alpine Meadows | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Distinct Fluvial Patterns of a Headwater Stream Network Underlain by Discontinuous Permafrost
John T. Crawford & Emily H. Stanley
Pages: 344-354
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforDistinct Fluvial Patterns of a Headwater Stream Network Underlain by Discontinuous Permafrost | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Hydrological Control of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in a Sierra Nevada Subalpine Meadow
Joseph C. Blankinship & Stephen C. Hart
Pages: 355-364
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforHydrological Control of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in a Sierra Nevada Subalpine Meadow | Full Text | References | PDF (479.5 KB)
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Present-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-Arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain)
Marc Oliva, Antonio Gómez Ortiz, Ferran Salvador Franch & Montserrat Salvà Catarineu
Pages: 365-370
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforPresent-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-Arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Dynamic Cloud Regimes, Incident Sunlight, and Leaf Temperatures in Espeletia grandiflora and Chusquea tessellata, Two Representative Species of the Andean Páramo, Colombia
Adriana Sanchez, Juan M. Posada & William K. Smith
Pages: 371-378
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforDynamic Cloud Regimes, Incident Sunlight, and Leaf Temperatures in Espeletia grandiflora and Chusquea tessellata, Two Representative Species of the Andean Páramo, Colombia | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Effects of Temperature Forcing Provenance and Extrapolation on the Performance of an Empirical Glacier-Melt Model
Brett A. Wheler, Andrew H. MacDougall, Gwenn E. Flowers, Eric I. Petersen, Paul H. Whitfield & Karen E. Kohfeld
Pages: 379-393
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforEffects of Temperature Forcing Provenance and Extrapolation on the Performance of an Empirical Glacier-Melt Model | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Ice Volume Estimates from Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys, Wedel Jarlsberg Land Glaciers, Svalbard
F. J. Navarro, A. Martín-Español, J. J. Lapazaran, M. Grabiec, J. Otero, E. V. Vasilenko & D. Puczko
Pages: 394-406
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforIce Volume Estimates from Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys, Wedel Jarlsberg Land Glaciers, Svalbard | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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Relative Abundance and Functional Role of Whitebark Pine at Treeline in the Northern Rocky Mountains
Diana F. Tomback, Kathryn G. Chipman, Lynn M. Resler, Emily K. Smith-McKenna & Cyndi M. Smith
Pages: 407-418
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforRelative Abundance and Functional Role of Whitebark Pine at Treeline in the Northern Rocky Mountains | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Plant Functional Group Diversity of Alpine Grasslands Along a Precipitation Gradient on the Northern Tibetan Plateau
Jianshuang Wu, Zhenxi Shen, Peili Shi, Yuting Zhou & Xianzhou Zhang
Pages: 419-429
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforEffects of Grazing Exclusion on Plant Functional Group Diversity of Alpine Grasslands Along a Precipitation Gradient on the Northern Tibetan Plateau | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Effects of Prostrate Dwarf Pine on Norway Spruce Clonal Groups in the Treeline Ecotone of the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains, Czech Republic
Martin Šenfeldr, Václav Treml, Petr Maděra & Daniel Volařík
Pages: 430-440
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforEffects of Prostrate Dwarf Pine on Norway Spruce Clonal Groups in the Treeline Ecotone of the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains, Czech Republic | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Influence of Experimental Warming on Heat and Water Fluxes of Alpine Meadows in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Xian Xue, Manhou Xu, Quangang You & Fei Peng
Pages: 441-458
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforInfluence of Experimental Warming on Heat and Water Fluxes of Alpine Meadows in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Soil Moisture Dynamics in a Mountainous Headwater Area in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of northern Mongolia
Benjamin J. Kopp, Stefanie Minderlein & Lucas Menzel
Pages: 459-470
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforSoil Moisture Dynamics in a Mountainous Headwater Area in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of northern Mongolia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Microbial Cell Retention in a Melting High Arctic Snowpack, Svalbard
Mats P. Björkman, Jakub D. Zarsky, Rafael Kühnel, Andy Hodson, Birgit Sattler & Roland Psenner
Pages: 471-482
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforMicrobial Cell Retention in a Melting High Arctic Snowpack, Svalbard | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Thermal Regimes and Snowpack Relations of Periglacial Talus Slopes, Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.A.
Constance I. Millar, Robert D. Westfall & Diane L. Delany
Pages: 483-504
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforThermal Regimes and Snowpack Relations of Periglacial Talus Slopes, Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.A. | Full Text | References | PDF (10.8 MB)
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A Cryosphere-Hydrology Observation System in a Small Alpine Watershed in the Qilian Mountains of China and Its Meteorological Gradient
R. S. Chen, Y. X. Song, E. S. Kang, C. T. Han, J. F. Liu, Y. Yang, W. W. Qing & Z. W. Liu
Pages: 505-523
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforA Cryosphere-Hydrology Observation System in a Small Alpine Watershed in the Qilian Mountains of China and Its Meteorological Gradient | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Mammoths and the Environment
By Valentina V. Ukraintseva. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2013. xi + 345 pp. $140.00 (hardcover). ISBN 978-0521196994
Steven R. Holen
Pages: 524-525
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
Martin F. Price, Alton C. Byers, Donald A. Friend, Thomas Kohler, and Larry W. Price. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013. 378 pp. $85.50 (hardcover). ISBN 978-0520254312
Peter Birkeland
Pages: 525-527
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
First Page PreviewforMountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions | Full Text | References | PDF (60.1 KB)
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The Fast-Changing Arctic: Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World
Barry Scott Zellen. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 2013, 401 pp., $34.95 CAD, $41.95 USD (softcover). ISBN 978-1-55238-646-0. Available as a free ePub at http://uofcpress.com/books/9781552386460
John D. Jacobs
Pages: 527-528
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
CitationforThe Fast-Changing Arctic: Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World | Full Text | PDF (55.7 KB)
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Antarctica: A Biography
David Day. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. 624 pp. $24.98 (hardcover). ISBN 978-0199861453
Charles R. Bentley
Pages: 528-531
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
First Page PreviewforAntarctica: A Biography | Full Text | PDF (59.6 KB)
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Original Articles

Article
Polar and Alpine Meetings Calendar
Pages: 532-534
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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