ID - 131918558 TI - Arctic One Health AU - Tryland, Morten AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2022 SN - 9783030878535 9783030878528 9783030878542 9783030878559 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer DB - UniCat KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology KW - Veterinary medicine KW - diergeneeskunde KW - medische microbiologie KW - ecologie KW - Ecology. KW - Environmental health. KW - Medical geography. KW - Ecologia KW - Zoonosi KW - Geografia mèdica KW - Higiene ambiental KW - Ecologia. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131918558 AB - This multidisciplinary book discusses the manifold challenges arctic marine and terrestrial wildlife, ecosystems and people face these times. Major health threats caused by the consequences of climate change, environmental pollution and increasing tourism in northern regions around the globe are explored. The most common infectious diseases in wild and domesticated arctic animals are reviewed and the impact they could have on circumpolar ecosystems as well as on the lives of arctic people are profoundly discussed. Moreover, the book reviews arctic hunting, herding and food conservation strategies and introduces veterinary medicine in remote indigenous communities. "Arctic One Health" is authored by experts based in arctic regions spanning from North America over Europe to Asia to cover a broad range of topics and perspectives. The book addresses researchers in Veterinary Medicine, Ecology, Microbiology and Anthropology. The book contributes towards achieving the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals, in particular SDG 15, Life on Land. ER -