Non-analogous community formation in response to climate change

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 228-235

  Keith, Sally A ^a   Newton, Adrian C ^a   Herbert, Roger J H ^a   Morecroft, Michael D ^b   Bealey, Clive E ^c  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community; Composition; Conservation; Extinction; Immigration; Metacommunity; Non analogous community; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXTINCTION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 70450224892     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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