Some implications of terrestrial ecosystems response to climate change for adaptation in Nigeria's wooded savannah

Environmental Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-95

  Fasona, Mayowa ^a,b   Tadross, Mark ^a   Abiodun, Babatunde ^a   Omojola, Ademola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate risk; Climate ecogeographic interaction; Nigeria; Savannah; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873307820     PISSN: 22114645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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