rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_ef1ec1ed-440d-5e09-b3f7-8d1566296156">Introduction
The Discussion About Refugia
The Modern Faunas
Human Impact and North Atlantic Faunas
Conclusions
References
8 Section III: Human Impact 9 Landnám and the North Atlantic Flora Introduction The Faroe Islands Iceland Greenland Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements References 10 Origin of the Northeast Atlantic Islands Bird Fauna Introduction Geological Overview and Climate Regimes Origin of Bird Fauna Colonization and Evolution Immigration Analysis of Colonization Conservation Problems Concerning Birds Economic Importance of Birds References 11 Human Impact on North Atlantic Biota Introduction History of Settlement: Introduction, Exploitation and Modification of Vertebrate Biota Ovigenic Landscapes or Adaptive Grazers? Northern Fisheries Conclusions References
9 Section IV: Conservation in a Warming World 12 A Fleet of Silver Introduction Arctic Climate Change Sea Ice and Locations of Iceland and Labrador Impacts of Sea‐Ice Variations in Iceland and Labrador Historical Sea‐Ice Data for Iceland and Labrador Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems A Perspective from the Past: Iceland A Perspective from the Present: Labrador/Nunatsiavut Overview of Recent Sea‐Ice Variations Conclusions Acknowledgements References 13 Biodiversity Conservation in the Faroe Islands Under Changing Climate and Land Use Introduction Changes in Flora since the Last Ice Age The Vegetation and Flora Impacts on the Flora Status of the Flora and Fauna References 14 Biodiversity Conservation in Iceland Under Changing Climate Introduction Conservation of Biodiversity in Iceland Environmental Legislation in Iceland Domestic Laws for Conservation of Species, Habitats and ‘Ecosystems’ International Laws, Agreements and Treaties About the Environment and Wild Organisms That Iceland Has Signed Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements References 15 The Natural Environment and Its Biodiversity in Greenland During the Present Climate Change Introduction Recent Climate – The Last Hundred Years The Biology of Greenland with Emphasis on Terrestrial Ecosystems Distribution of Plant Communities in the North Consequences of Climate Change at the Ecosystem Level Concluding Remarks References
10 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 5Table 1 Distances (km) between
