The creation and characterisation of a bioclimatic classification for Britain and Ireland

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-13

  Hossell, J E ^a   Riding, A E ^a   Brown, I ^b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Climate Impacts Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Designated sites; Habitats; MONARCH

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT; NATURE CONSERVATION;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038128189     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00033     Document Type: Article

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