A history of climate change: Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland

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A history of climate change : Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland. / Hastrup, Kirsten Blinkenberg.

I: Climatic Change, Bind 151, Nr. 1, 01.01.2016, s. 67-78.

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Hastrup, KB 2016, 'A history of climate change: Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland', Climatic Change, bind 151, nr. 1, s. 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1628-y

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Hastrup, K. B. (2016). A history of climate change: Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland. Climatic Change, 151(1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1628-y

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Hastrup KB. A history of climate change: Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland. Climatic Change. 2016 jan. 1;151(1):67-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1628-y

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Hastrup, Kirsten Blinkenberg. / A history of climate change : Inughuit responses to changing ice conditions in North-West Greenland. I: Climatic Change. 2016 ; Bind 151, Nr. 1. s. 67-78.

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