Preparing for and managing change: Climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 502-510

  Stein, Bruce A ^a   Staudt, Amanda ^a   Cross, Molly S ^b   Dubois, Natalie S ^c   Enquist, Carolyn ^d   Griffis, Roger ^e   Hansen, Lara J ^f   Hellmann, Jessica J ^g   Lawler, Joshua J ^h   Nelson, Erik J ⁱ   Pairis, Amber ^j  

^a National Wildlife Federation   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Defenders of Wildlife   (United States)

^d National Phenology Network   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f EcoAdapt   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^j California Department of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84887130329     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/120277     Document Type: Review

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