Scenarios as a tool for large-scale ecological research: Experiences and legacy of the ALARM project

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Settele, Josef ^a   Carter, Timothy R ^b   Kühn, Ingolf ^a   Spangenberg, Joachim H ^a,c   Sykes, Martin T ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Sustainable Europe Research Institute Germany   (Germany)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 83355169920     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00720.x     Document Type: Editorial

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