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Current research on human impacts in tundra ecosystems and landscapes builds upon a rich history of basic ecological studies carried out in Alaska since World War II. This chapter traces that history from 1947 to 1994, showing how the major ecological ideas and research themes have evolved within the community of arctic ecologists. The central hypotheses of the research described in the rest of this book are in many ways a product of this evolution, and this book represents the most recent synthesis of our understanding.
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Shaver, G.R. (1996). Integrated Ecosystem Research in Northern Alaska, 1947–1994. In: Reynolds, J.F., Tenhunen, J.D. (eds) Landscape Function and Disturbance in Arctic Tundra. Ecological Studies, vol 120. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01145-4_2
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