Why would plant species become extinct locally if growing conditions improve?

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1121-1129

  Kramer, Koen ^a   Bijlsma, Rienk Jan ^a   Hickler, Thomas ^b   Thuiller, Wilfried ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeographical models; Climate; Plant species

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; SEASON; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANTS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84867546313     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4866     Document Type: Review

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