Targeted protection and restoration to conserve tropical biodiversity in a warming world

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 186-193

  Shoo, Luke P ^a   Storlie, Collin ^a   Vanderwal, Jeremy ^a   Little, Jeremy ^a   Williams, Stephen E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation management; Climate change; Heat stress; Montane biodiversity; Refugia; Temperature buffering

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT RESTORATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78649780833     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02218.x     Document Type: Article

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