The theory behind, and the challenges of, conserving nature's stage in a time of rapid change

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 618-629

  Lawler, Joshua J ^a   Ackerly, David D ^b   Albano, Christine M ^c   Anderson, Mark G ^d   Dobrowski, Solomon Z ^e   Gill, Jacquelyn L ^f   Heller, Nicole E ^g   Pressey, Robert L ^h   Sanderson, Eric W ⁱ   Weiss, Stuart B ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g Pepperwood Preserve   (United States)

^h JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^j Creekside Center for Earth Observation   (United States)

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Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Climate change; Conservation planning; Ecological theory

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; NICHE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84929265785     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12505     Document Type: Article

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