Targeting research to underpin climate change adaptation for birds

Ibis

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-211

  Pearce Higgins, J W ^a   Bradbury, R B ^b   Chamberlain, D E ^c   Drewitt, A ^d   Langston, R H W ^b   Willis, S G ^e  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; LOCAL ADAPTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE EXPANSION; RESEARCH WORK; VULNERABILITY;

AVES;

EID: 78650091009     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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