Synchronization of animal population dynamics by large-scale climate

Nature

Volumn 420, Issue 6912, 2002, Pages 168-171

  Post, Eric ^a   Forchhammer, Mads C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SYNCHRONIZATION;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MAMMAL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREENLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE; GREENLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REINDEER; RUMINANTS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0037079018     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01064     Document Type: Article

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