Another reason for concern: Regional and global impacts on ecosystems for different levels of climate change

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-228

  Leemans, Rik ^a   Eickhout, Bas ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b 3720 BA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change impacts; Ecosystems; Integrated modelling; Reasons for concern; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE;

EID: 4344602933     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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