To be or not to be? Variable selection can change the projected fate of a threatened species under future climate

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-234

  Harris, Rebecca M B ^a   Porfirio, Luciana L ^b   Hugh, Sonia ^b   Lee, Greg ^a   Bindoff, Nathan L ^a   Mackey, Brendan ^c   Beeton, Nicholas J ^d  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Maxent; Restoration; Species distribution models

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EXTINCTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84884977460     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12055     Document Type: Article

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