Footprints of climate change in US national park visitation

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1173-1177

  Buckley, Lauren B ^a   Foushee, Madison S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Human environment interaction; Phenological shift; Phenology; Recreation; Spring; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867490590     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0508-4     Document Type: Article

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