Environmental myopia: A diagnosis and a remedy

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 556-561

  Silvertown, Jonathan ^a   Tallowin, Jerry ^b   Stevens, Carly ^a   Power, Sally A ^c   Morgan, Vicky ^d   Emmett, Bridget ^e   Hester, Alison ^f   Grime, Philip J ^g   Morecroft, Michael ^h   Buxton, Robin ⁱ   Poulton, Paul ^j   Jinks, Richard ^k   Bardgett, Richard ^l  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b North Wyke Research   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^h NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Northmoor Trust   (United Kingdom)

^j ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^k FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^l LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

ANIMAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GREAT BRITAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956647319     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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