The Vulnerability and Environmental Resilience of Ecosystems in Yamal, Russian Arctic

Polina Lemenkova (1)

1 OUC - Ocean University of China

The research paper focuses on the environmental problem of Yamal region, geographically located in the Russian Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, northern-central Russia. This region is characterized by the unique nature and environmental conditions, combining two physical-geographical regions: sub- Arctic and Arctic moss-lichen tundra and permafrost conditions. The recent changes in global climate and overall warming highly contribute to the degradation of the tundra environment and increases cryogenic slope processes. This paper focuses on the investigation of the ecological aspects of the global climate change in Yamal peninsula, and analysis the development of slope processes on the local tundra environment.

Mots clés: Yamal; Tundra soils; Ecological; Land cover change; Land cover and land-use change; Environmental assessment; Arctic Climate; Resilience Evaluation; Sustainability Assessment; Vulnerability Analysis

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement; Milieux et Changements globaux; Biodiversité et Ecologie; Environnement et Société; Ingénierie de l'environnement; Ecologie, Environnement; Ecosystèmes; Etudes de l'environnement; Géographie

Polina Lemenkova. The Vulnerability and Environmental Resilience of Ecosystems in Yamal, Russian Arctic. Problems of the Sustainable Development of the Russian Regions, Tyumen State Oil and Gas University (TuymGNGU), May 2015, Tyumen, Russia. pp.139-141, ⟨10.6084/m9.figshare.7211645⟩. ⟨hal-01986797⟩