Chapter ID: CBB001420347

Situated yet Mobile: Examining the Environmental History of Arctic Ecological Science (2013)

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For centuries the Arctic has captured scientists' attention. Features found nowhere else---polar bears, tundra, permafrost, months-long days and nights---underscore its distinctive nature. These phenomena have long attracted and challenged scientists, as have the region's extreme conditions, remoteness, and reputation as pristine wilderness.1 ...

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Authors & Contributors
Emily O’Gorman
Miller, Emelin
Martin, Laura J.
Ingram, Darcy
Stokland, Håkon B.
Stambaugh, Michael C.
Journals
Environmental History
Journal of the History of Biology
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Journal of Historical Geography
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Environment and History
Publishers
UBC Press
University of Calgary Press
Rutgers University Press
Oxford University Press
Harvard University Press
ABC-CLIO
Concepts
Ecology
Environmental history
Field work
Natural resource management
Research methods
Animals
People
Huxley, Julian Sorell
Seton, Ernest Thompson
Porsild, Alf Erling
Leopold, Aldo
Koch, Lauge
Errington, Paul Lester
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
17th century
20th century, late
Places
Canada
Arctic regions
United States
Great Britain
Greenland
Oklahoma (U.S.)
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