A preliminary investigation of future climate scenarios for Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 121-128

  Sweeney, John ^a   Fealy, Rowan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 0036995072     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2002.102.3.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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