Translocation of species, climate change, and the end of trying to recreate past ecological communities

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 216-221

  Thomas, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION; WILD POPULATION;

BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954860732     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.02.006     Document Type: Review

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