How useful are species distribution models for managing biodiversity under future climates?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sinclair, Steve J ^a   White, Matthew D ^a   Newell, Graeme R ^a  

^a Arthur Rylah Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Climatic envelope; Decision support; Distribution modeling; Niche; Spatial modeling; Species interaction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODELING; NICHE;

EID: 77953794895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03089-150108     Document Type: Article

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