Modelling climate-change-induced shifts in the distribution of the koala

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-130

  Adams Hosking, Christine ^a   Grantham, Hedley S ^a   Rhodes, Jonathan R ^a   McAlpine, Clive ^a   Moss, Patrick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; climate envelope; climate refuge habitats; Maxent; synergistic threats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATABASE; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARSUPIAL; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEMIARID REGION; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 79955453505     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10156     Document Type: Article

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