Biological consequences of global warming: Is the signal already apparent?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 56-61

  Hughes, Lesley ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; PLANT GROWTH; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0034144294     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01764-4     Document Type: Review

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