Transformation of the natural environment in Western Sorkapp Land (Spitsbergen) since the 1980s

This revised edition describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sørkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980–1986 and in 2008. It also outlines potential directions of the transformation of Western Sørkapp Land.

Western Sørkapp Land has been experiencing dramatic natural changes such as glacial reces...