Monitoring effects of anthropogenic climate change on ecosystems: A role for systematic ecological observation?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 282-286

  Midgley, Guy F ^a   Chown, Steven L ^b   Kgope, Barney S ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; MONITORING; RAINFALL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37349055774     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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