Calculating climate effects on birds and mammals: Impacts on biodiversity, conservation, population parameters, and global community structure

American Zoologist

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 597-630

  Porter, Warren P ^a   Budaraju, Srinivas ^b   Stewart, Warren E ^c   Ramankutty, Navin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Institute for Environmental Studies ^*  (United States)

^c Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies   (United States)

^d West Vaco Laurel Research Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 23044522546     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.4.597     Document Type: Article

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