Region 2 comprises arctic and subarctic North America and is underlain by continuous or discontinuous permafrost. Its freshwater systems are dominated by a low energy environment and cold region processes. Central northern areas are almost totally inยฏuenced by arctic air masses while Paciยฎc air beco
Effect of Climate Change on Lyme Disease Risk in North America
โ Scribed by John S. Brownstein; Theodore R. Holford; Durland Fish
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1612-9202
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