Climate change adaptation for conservation in Madagascar

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-594

  Hannah, Lee ^a   Dave, Radhika ^a   Lowry II, Porter P ^b,j   Andelman, Sandy ^a   Andrianarisata, Michele ^c   Andriamaro, Luciano ^c   Cameron, Alison ^d   Hijmans, Robert ^e   Kremen, Claire ^d   MacKinnon, James ^c   Randrianasolo, Harison Hanitriniaina ^c   Andriambololonera, Sylvie ^f   Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa ^g   Randriamahazo, Herilala ^g   Randrianarisoa, Jeannicq ^c   Razafinjatovo, Philippe ^c   Raxworthy, Chris ^h   Schatz, George E ^b   Tadross, Mark ⁱ   Wilmé, Lucienne ^f  

^a Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^f MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Madagascar)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Madagascar)

^h DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^j MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; LAND USE; LITTORAL SPECIES; MADAGASCAR; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SPECIES HABITAT; WATERSHED;

EID: 51549096628     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0270     Document Type: Note

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