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Remediation and restoration of frozen ground: a terminology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Bernard Stonehouse
Bernard Stonehouse
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER
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Abstract

This paper identifies and discusses terminology used in discussion of disturbance, damage, and rehabilitation in frozen soils and related ecosystems, and provides a vocabulary that may help scientists from different disciplines to identify management objectives and reach common purposes.

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Polar Record , Volume 37 , Issue 202 , July 2001 , pp. 195 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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