Living in an increasingly connected world: A framework for continental-scale environmental science

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 229-237

  Peters, Debra P C ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^b   Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^c   Grimm, Nancy B ^d   Collins, Scott L ^e   Michener, William K ^e   Huston, Michael A ^f  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 44449113258     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/070098     Document Type: Review

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