What is it about?
Climate change affects flora and fauna in Arctic Yakutia, North-Eastern Siberia, Russia. Many local plants and animals change their habitats as a result of warming, or competition with southern species. All these events impact traditional activities of indigenous peoples.
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Why is it important?
There is a research gap on climate change impacts on ecosystems in Arctic Yakutia. However, knowledge of indigenous people may help to complement this research gap.
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This page is a summary of: ‘There are new species’: indigenous knowledge of biodiversity change in Arctic Yakutia, Polar Geography, November 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1088937x.2018.1547326.
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