A global distribution of biodiversity inferred from climatic constraints: Results from a process-based modelling study

Global Change Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 507-523

  Kleidon, Axel ^a   Mooney, Harold A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biodiversity; Biome distribution; Climate; Generic plant model; Plant functional types

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0034047235     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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