Climate change and biodiversity: Impacts and policy development challenges - A European case study

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-30

  Brooker, Rob ^a   Young, Juliette C ^b   Watt, Allan D ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Conservation; Europe; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MITIGATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34247250173     PISSN: 17451590     EISSN: 17451604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590709618159     Document Type: Article

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