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Peer-reviewed publications:

Forbes, B.C., J.J. Ebersole and B. Strandberg (2001) Anthropogenic disturbance and patch dynamics in circumpolar arctic ecosystems. Conservation Biology 15:954-969.

Kofinas, G., G. Osherenko, D. Klein and B. Forbes (2000) Research planning in the face of change: the human role in reindeer/caribou systems. Polar Research 19(1):3-21.

Forbes, B.C. (1999) Land use and climate change in the Yamal-Nenets region of northwest Siberia: some ecological and socio-economic implications. Polar Research 18(2):1-7.

Forbes, B.C. and O.I. Sumina (1999) Comparative ordination of low arctic vegetation recovering from disturbance: reconciling two contrasting approaches for field data collection. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 31:389-399.

Forbes, B.C. (1999) Reindeer herding and petroleum development on Poluostrov Yamal: sustainable or mutually incompatible uses? Polar Record 35:317-322.

Molau, U., T.R. Christensen, B.C. Forbes, J.I. Holten, G.W. Kling and G.L. Vourlitis (1999) Climate change effects on northern terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems: current status assessment. Chemosphere: Global Change Science 1:493-495.

Forbes, B.C. and  R.L. Jefferies (1999) Revegetation of disturbed arctic sites: constraints and applications. Biological Conservation 88:15-24.

Forbes, B.C. (1998) Cumulative impacts of vehicle traffic on high arctic tundra: soil temperature, plant biomass, species richness and mineral nutrition.  Nordicana 57:269-274.

Forbes, B.C. (1997) Tundra disturbance studies. IV. Species establishment on anthropogenic primary surfaces, Yamal Peninsula, Northwest Siberia, Russia. Polar Geography 21:79-100.

Forbes, B.C. (1996) Plant communities of archaeological sites, abandoned dwellings, and trampled tundra in the eastern Canadian Arctic: a multivariate analysis. Arctic 49:141-154.

Forbes, B.C. (1995) Tundra disturbance studies. III. Short-term effects of aeolian sand and dust, Yamal Region, Northwest Siberia, Russia. Environmental Conservation 22:335-344.

Kevan, P.G., B.C. Forbes, V. Behan-Pelletier and S. Kevan (1995) Vehicle tracks on high arctic tundra: their effects on the soil, vegetation and soil arthropods. Journal of Applied Ecology 32:656-669.

Forbes, B.C. (1994) The importance of bryophytes in the classification of human-disturbed high arctic vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science 5:875-882.

Forbes, B.C. (1993) Aspects of natural recovery of soils, hydrology and vegetation at an abandoned high arctic settlement, Baffin Island, Canada. In: Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Permafrost, Beijing, China, July 1993, South China Institute of Technology Press. Vol. 1, pp. 176-181.

Forbes, B.C. (1993) Small-scale wetland restoration in the High Arctic: a long-term perspective. Restoration Ecology 1:59-68.

Forbes, B.C. (1992) Tundra disturbance studies. II. Plant growth forms of human-disturbed ground in the Canadian Far North. Musk-ox 39:46-55.

Forbes, B.C. (1992) Tundra disturbance studies. I. Long-term effects of vehicles on species richness and biomass. Environmental Conservation 19:48-58.

Forbes, B.C. (1992) History, ecology and biogeography of anthropogenic disturbance along the upper Steese Highway, interior Alaska. Journal of Northern Sciences 4:1-15.

Edited publications:
 

Forbes, B.C. (2003) Conservation; Environmental problems; Habitat loss; Polar Steppe; Reindeer; Sedge meadows; Tundra; Vegetation distribution; Wet tundra and Wilderness. Entries to appear in: M. Nuttall (ed.)
Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, London
(accepted).

Nellemann, C., L. Kullerud, I. Vistnes, B. Forbes et al. (2001) GLOBIO Global methodology for mapping human impacts on the biosphere: the Arctic 2050 scenario and global application. UNEP/DEWA Technical Report 3, 47 pp.

Forbes, B.C. and J.D. McKendrick (2002) Polar tundra. In: A.J. Davy and M. Perrow (eds.) Handbook of Ecological Restoration. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (in press).

Tolvanen, A., B.C. Forbes, K.E. Rytkönen, and K. Laine (2001) Regeneration of dominant plants after short-term pedestrian trampling in sub-arctic plant communities. In: F.E. Wielgolaski (ed.) Nordic Mountain
Birch Ecosystems. UNESCO, Paris, pp. 359-368

Forbes, B.C. (2001) Flora and vegetation of natural and disturbed habitats at Yarte 6, a medieval period archaeological site on the Yuribei River, west-central Yamal Peninsula, northwest Siberia. In: N. Fedorova (ed.) Reindeer Hunters in the Interior Tundra of Yamal. Insitute of History and Archaeology, Ekaterinburg (in press).

Forbes, B.C. (2001) Changes in permafrost landscapes under global change: ecological responses to variations in land use and climate. In: R.R. Paepe and V. Melnikov (ed.) Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resource Potential. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 333-339.

Saarikivi, J. and B. Forbes (2000) Maakaasu tuhoaa elämää pohjoisessa
(Gas destroys life in the North). Ylioppilaslehti 87(15):16-17.

Forbes, B.C. (2000) Preface. In: O.I. Sumina (ed.) Research on Anthropogenic Impacts in the Russian Arctic. Arctic Centre Reports 29, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, pp. 4-7.

Forbes, B.C. (1999) The end of the earth: threats to the Yamal Region's cultural and biological diversity. Wild Earth  9(3):46-50.

Ruth, E., P. Soppela, B.C. Forbes and R. Langlais (1999) Circumpolar Ph.D. Network in Arctic Environmental Studies (CAES Network). In: M. Turunen et al. (eds.) A Terrestrial Transect for Scandinavia/ Northern Europe: Proceedings of the International SCANTRAN Conference. Ecosystems Research Report 31, European Commission, Brussels, pp. 200-202.

Laine, K., P. Lähdesmäki, E. Ruth, B.C. Forbes et al. (1999) Stress and recovery of wild plants in northern ecosystems. In: M. Turunen et al. (eds.) A Terrestrial Transect for Scandinavia/ Northern Europe: Proceedings of the International SCANTRAN Conference. Ecosystems Research Report 31, European Commission, Brussels, p. 70.

Okotetto, M.N. and B.C. Forbes (1999) Conflicts between Yamal-Nenets reindeer husbandry and petroleum development in the forest tundra and tundra region of northwest Siberia. In: S. Kankaanpää, T. Tasanen and M.-L. Sutinen (eds.) Sustainable Development in Timberline Forests. Finnish Forest Research Administration, Helsinki, pp. 95-99.

Forbes, B.C. (1999) Restoration of high latitude wetlands: an example from the Canadian High Arctic. In: W.J. Streever (ed.) An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 205-214.

Forbes, B.C.(1997) Anthropogenic tundra disturbance in Canada and Russia: patterns of response within and among different ecosystems. In: R.M.M. Crawford (ed.) Disturbance and Recovery in Arctic Lands: an Ecological Perspective, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 365-379.

Forbes, B.C. (1995) Effects of surface disturbance on the movement of native and exotic plants under a changing climate. In: T.V. Callaghan (ed.) Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Ecosystems Research Report 10, European Commission, Brussells, pp. 209-219.

Forbes, B.C. (1994) Review of 'Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems: An International Conference' held in Oppdal, Norway 21-26 August 1993. Environmental Conservation 20:372.

Forbes, B.C. (1993) Anthropogenic tundra disturbance and patterns of response in the eastern Canadian Arctic. In: L. Müller-Wille (ed.) Northern Studies Forum, McGill University, Montreal, 475 pp.

Forbes, B.C. (1992) Poleward migrating plants and human agency: a situation worth considering anew. MAB Northern Sciences Network Newsletter 12:16-17.

Edited volume:

Forbes, B.C., D.R. Klein, G. Kofinas and I. Krupnik (eds.) (2000)
Proceedings of Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems Workshop. Polar
Research 19:1-142.

Hukkinen, J., B. Forbes, F. Horn, P. Kuhry and R. Langlais (eds.) (1999) Arctic Centre’s Research Strategy 1999-2003. Arctic Centre Reports 29, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, 30 pp.

Sippola, A.-L., P. Alaraudanjoki, B.C. Forbes and V. Hallikainen (eds.) (1995) Northern wilderness areas: ecology, sustainability, values. Arctic Centre Publications 7, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, 438 pp.
 
 


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