Ecological effects of climate change on Salt Marsh wildlife: A case study from a highly urbanized estuary

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1477-1487

  Thorne, Karen M ^a,b   Takekawa, John Y ^a   Elliott Fisk, Deborah L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; California clapper rail; Castal; Conservation; Endangered; Salt marsh harvest mouse; San Francisco Bay; Sea level rise; Storms

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; METAPOPULATION; RODENT; SALTMARSH; SYNERGISM;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN PABLO BAY; UNITED STATES;

RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS OBSOLETUS; REITHRODONTOMYS RAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 84870222028     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00136.1     Document Type: Article

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