Climate change in Oceania - A synthesis of biodiversity impacts and adaptations

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-284

  Kingsford, Richard T ^a   Watson, James E M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidification; Conservation planning; Ecosystem based management; Freshwater; Habitat loss; Marine; Sea level rise; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT LOSS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OCEANIA ECOZONE; PREDICTION; PROTECTED AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 83155177927     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC110270     Document Type: Article

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