Global climate change, range changes and potential implications for the conservation of marine cetaceans: A review and synthesis

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-136

  MacLeod, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Conservation; Global climate change; Niche conservatism; Range changes; Species ranges

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTINCTION RISK; GLOBAL WARMING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; NICHE BREADTH; PORPOISE; PREDICTION; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 68149168718     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00197     Document Type: Review

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