Environmental Monitoring and Research in the Abisko Area — An Overview

This article gives an overview of the studies on the environment surrounding the Abisko Scientific Research Station in Swedish Lapland. The long-term monitoring of the Station on processes related to the climate, and to the physical, biotic, and chemical environmental conditions is particularly addr...

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Published in:AMBIO
Main Authors: Jonasson, Christer, Sonesson, Mats, Christensen, Torben, Callaghan, Terry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2012
Subjects:
Ecology
Physical Geography
Monitoring
Environmental change
Climate change
Swedish sub-Arctic
Abisko
Arctic
Lapland
Online Access:https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3050932
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0301-6
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Summary:This article gives an overview of the studies on the environment surrounding the Abisko Scientific Research Station in Swedish Lapland. The long-term monitoring of the Station on processes related to the climate, and to the physical, biotic, and chemical environmental conditions is particularly addressed. Some variables are recorded since more than 100 years. The obtained data in combination with results from short-term studies and manipulation experiments are important to understand past and future conditions of the ecosystems. This has practical applications for the planning of tourism, transports, reindeer herding, and for societal purposes.

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