TY - BOOK AU - Hassol,Susan Joy ED - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment ED - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme ED - Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna ED - International Arctic Science Committee TI - Impacts of a warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment SN - 0521617782 (pbk.) PY - 2004/// CY - Cambridge, U.K. PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Climatic changes KW - Arctic Regions KW - Habitat (Ecology) KW - Sea ice KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Ultraviolet radiation KW - Indigenous peoples KW - Ecology KW - Global warming KW - Global environmental change KW - Arctic regions KW - Environmental conditions KW - Climate N1 - 'ACIA [Arctic Climate Impact Assessment] is a project implemented by AMAP [Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme], CAFF [Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna], and IASC [International Arctic Science Committee]'--Pref; Context -- Executive summary: Arctic climate change and its impacts -- Key findings -- Arctic climate trends -- Impacts on natural systems -- Impacts on society -- Sub-regional impacts -- Supporting evidence for the key findings: Arctic climate change -- Global implications -- Vegetation changes -- Animal species shifts -- Coastal impacts -- Marine transportation -- Thawing ground -- Indigenous communities -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Multiple stresses -- Selected sub-regional overview -- Improving future assessments -- Concluding thoughts; Also available on the Internet. Viewed: 11/10/2004 N2 - A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples UR - http://amap.no/workdocs/index.cfm?dirsub=%2FACIA%2Foverview UR - http://amap.no/acia/ UR - http://www.acia.uaf.edu/ UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0632/2005281123-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0632/2005281123-t.html ER -