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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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Book Jørgensen, Dolly; Jørgensen, Finn Arne; Pritchard, Sara B (2013) New Natures: Joining Environmental History with Science and Technology Studies. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Emily O’Gorman
Kathleen Brosemer
Miller, Emelin
Martin, Laura J.
Stokland, Håkon B.
Stambaugh, Michael C.
Concepts
Ecology
Environmental history
Field work
Natural resource management
Research methods
Animals
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
17th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Canada
Arctic regions
United States
Greenland
Oklahoma (U.S.)
Islands of the Pacific
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