An ecosystem model-based estimate of changes in water availability differs from water proxies that are commonly used in species distribution models

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-313

  Hickler, Thomas ^a   Fronzek, Stefan ^b   Araújo, Miguel B ^c   Schweiger, Oliver ^d   Thuiller, Wilfried ^e   Sykes, Martin T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic envelope models; Biodiversityprojections; Climatechange; CO2 fertilization effects; Drought effects; Hydrology; LPJ GUESS ecosystem model; Species distribution modelling; Vegetation response; Water availability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGY; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 64649093849     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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