Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity in a changing world

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1629-1641

  Convey, Peter ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biological invasions; Conservation; Human impacts; Management; Manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARADIGM SHIFT; POPULATION SIZE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIMESCALE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 80053985760     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1068-0     Document Type: Article

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