Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Nide 1Routledge, 2005 - 2278 sivua "The Encyclopedia of the Arctic offers a rich and dynamic view of, and introduction to, an enormous, incredibly diverse, and rapidly changing part of the world. Its three volumes comprise overviews of hundreds of topics, events, places, people, human cultures, animals, and environments, ranging from geological history, exploration, the cultures and livelihoods of indigenous peoples, geopolitics, international environmental cooperation, natural history, physical processes, life sciences, and environmental change."--Page xxxix. |
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... important role for organisms living in cold environments . In animals , hibernation corre- sponds to a significant decrease in metabolism , retar- dation of neural reactions , and a decrease in breathing , heart activity , and ...
... important role for organisms living in cold environments . In animals , hibernation corre- sponds to a significant decrease in metabolism , retar- dation of neural reactions , and a decrease in breathing , heart activity , and ...
Sivu 88
... important sub- sistence activity for indigenous peoples in the region , and today chum salmon that spawn in the Anadyr River are an important part of the local income . The most important species fished are chum , hunchback , and red ...
... important sub- sistence activity for indigenous peoples in the region , and today chum salmon that spawn in the Anadyr River are an important part of the local income . The most important species fished are chum , hunchback , and red ...
Sivu 234
... important over the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf , where strong tidal mix- ing fronts are observed to completely surround main islands of the Pribilof Archipelago . The fronts play a key role as principal biogeographical boundaries . They ...
... important over the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf , where strong tidal mix- ing fronts are observed to completely surround main islands of the Pribilof Archipelago . The fronts play a key role as principal biogeographical boundaries . They ...
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