Are Changes in the Mean or Variability of Climate Signals More Important for Long-Term Stochastic Growth Rate?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  García Carreras, Bernardo ^a,c   Reuman, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877748349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063974     Document Type: Article

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