Barents Sea Impact Study (BASIS)

Oceans and seas:

Barents Sea Impact Study (BASIS)

Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am

Updated: November 21, 2011, 2:07 pm

Lead Author: Steve Baum

Topics:

Oceans and seas

Geography

This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: C Michael Hogan

Barents Sea Impact Study (BASIS) is a research project developed under the auspices of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) for studying the impacts of global change in the Barents Sea region, which includes the Barents Sea and the northernmost parts of Sweden, Finland, Norway and European Russia.

This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion.

The main emphasis is on the Barents Sea and fisheries, and on terrestrial ecosystems, forestry and reindeer herding.

Citation

Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Barents Sea Impact Study (BASIS)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date November 21, 2011; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Barents_Sea_Impact_Study_(BASIS)?topic=49523>