From cells to coastlines: How can we use physiology to forecast the impacts of climate change?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-760

  Helmuth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biophysical modeling; Climate change; Conservation physiology; Ecological forecasting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63049131548     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.023861     Document Type: Note

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