Embracing uncertainty in freshwater climate change adaptation: A natural history approach

Climate and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-279

  Matthews, John H ^a   Wickel, A J ^a  

^a WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Conservation; Economic development; Freshwater

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 77957019871     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2009.0018     Document Type: Review

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