Managing aquatic species of conservation concern in the face of climate change and invasive species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-561

  Rahel, Frank J ^a   Bierwagen, Britta ^b   Taniguchi, Yoshinori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquatic invasive species; Climate change; Dispersal corridors; Habitat improvement; Imperiled species; Invasive species effects; Range shifts; Species of conservation concern; Species translocation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HABITAT QUALITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MIGRATION; NEW SPECIES; PARAPATRY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; FISHES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INVERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS;

EID: 44949143023     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00953.x     Document Type: Review

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