Effects of climate change on biodiversity: A review and identification of key research issues

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1383-1397

  Kappelle, Maarten ^a,b   Van Vuuren, Margret M I ^a   Baas, Pieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE BIODIVERSIDAD   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Research issues

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0032719505     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008934324223     Document Type: Article

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