Assessing the distribution and protection status of two types of cool environment to facilitate their conservation under climate change

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 456-466

  Gollan, John R ^a,b   Ramp, Daniel ^a   Ashcroft, Michael B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patch analysis; Refuge; Refugia; Reserve design; Topoclimate

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GIS; PATCH SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; REFUGE; REFUGIUM; RESERVE DESIGN; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84896314405     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12212     Document Type: Article

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