Predicting the future of species diversity: Macroecological theory, climate change, and direct tests of alternative forecasting methods

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-33

  Algar, Adam C ^a   Kharouba, Heather M ^a,b   Young, Eric R ^a   Kerr, Jeremy T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MACROECOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 63849105364     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05832.x     Document Type: Article

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