Matching species traits to projected threats and opportunities from climate change

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 724-735

  Garcia, Raquel A ^a,b,c   Araújo, Miguel B ^a,b,c,d   Burgess, Neil D ^b,e,f   Foden, Wendy B ^g,h   Gutsche, Alexander ⁱ   Rahbek, Carsten ^b,d   Cabeza, Mar ^j  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e WWF US Conservation Science Program ^*  (United States)

^f UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g Global Species Programme   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁱ LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Africa; Amphibian; Bioclimatic envelope model; Climate change exposure; Dispersal; Plasticity; Reproductive output; Trait; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; VULNERABILITY;

CONGO BASIN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84896127817     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12257     Document Type: Article

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