Climate change adaptation for people and nature: A case study from the U.S. southwest

Advances in Climate Change Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-37

  McCarthy, Patrick D ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Ecological thresholds; Ecosystem based adaptation; Learning networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872272521     PISSN: 16749278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1248.2012.00022     Document Type: Article

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