Evolutionary refugia and ecological refuges: Key concepts for conserving Australian arid zone freshwater biodiversity under climate change

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1970-1984

  Davis, Jenny ^a   Pavlova, Alexandra ^a   Thompson, Ross ^a   Sunnucks, Paul ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Climate change; Climatic decoupling; Freshwater biodiversity; Refuges; Refugia

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARID REGION; ARIDIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; REFUGE; REFUGIUM; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 84878645561     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12203     Document Type: Review

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