On metapopulations and microrefugia: Palaeoecological insights

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-429

  Mosblech, Nicole A Sublette ^a   Bush, Mark B ^a   Van Woesik, Robert ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation biogeography; Genotype; Macrorefugia; Microclimate; Microrefugia; Migration; Populations; Species distributions; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551560921     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02436.x     Document Type: Note

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