Role of climatic niche models in focal-species-based conservation planning: Assessing potential effects of climate change on Northern Spotted Owl in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1432-1437

  Carroll, Carlos ^a  

^a Klamath Center for Conservation Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic niche; Focal species; Global change; Northwest Forest Plan; Species distribution modeling; Spotted Owl

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAPTOR; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954818852     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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