National and European perspectives on climate change sensitivity of the habitats directive characteristic plant species

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-53

  Normand, Signe ^a   Svenning, Jens Christian ^a   Skov, Flemming ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Department of Wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic envelope modelling; Conservation; Global warming; Vegetation impact

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; PLANT;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33846279399     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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