Spatial modelling of species turnover identifies climate ecotones, climate change tipping points and vulnerable taxonomic groups

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1086-1096

  Guerin, Greg R ^a   Biffin, Ed ^a   Lowe, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Dept of Environment Water and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTONE; GEOSYNCLINE; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TURNOVER; VEGETATION; VULNERABILITY;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AMARANTHACEAE; CYPERACEAE; ERICACEAE; HALORAGACEAE; MALVACEAE; MYRTACEAE; SAPINDACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SOLANACEAE; XANTHORRHOEACEAE;

EID: 84884704123     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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