Effects of climate change and urban development on the distribution and conservation of vegetation in a Mediterranean type ecosystem

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1561-1589

  Beltrán, Bray J ^a,b   Franklin, Janet ^c   Syphard, Alexandra D ^d   Regan, Helen M ^e   Flint, Lorraine E ^f   Flint, Alan L ^f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Five Valleys Land Trust   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; Mediterranean type ecosystem; plant functional type; species distribution models; urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901263227     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2013.846472     Document Type: Article

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