Arctic environmental processes involve complex interactions among Earth System drivers (e.g., rising surface temperatures), regional responses, and the actions of Arctic residents whose livelihoods depend on the condition of the region’s biophysical systems. This chapter examines these multi-level interactions with particular reference to the Pacific Arctic Gateway, encompassing the marine systems centered on the Bering Strait and the circumstances of residents of the human communities located on the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. The result is an analysis of environmental processes that highlights key issues in Beringia and offers a way of thinking about environmental processes in other parts of the Arctic.
Morishita J., Pletnikoff K. & Rødven R., 2024. Chapter 3 – Arctic environmental processes: the earth system, the Pacific Arctic gateway, and the future of Beringia. In Young O. R. & Kim J.-D. (Eds.), North Pacific Perspectives on the Arctic, pp. 50-71. Edward Elgar Publishing. Chapter.
