Statistical models of invertebrate distribution on Macquarie island: A tool to assess climate change and local human impacts

Polar Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 240-250

  Davies, Kendi F ^a   Melbourne, Brett A ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INVERTEBRATE; MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032945266     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050359     Document Type: Article

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