Synchronicity in elevation range shifts among small mammals and vegetation over the last century is stronger for omnivores

Ecography

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 556-568

  Santos, Maria J ^a,b,d   Thorne, James H ^e   Moritz, Craig ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RANGE EXPANSION; SMALL MAMMAL; SYNCHRONY; VEGETATION TYPE; VULNERABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84930168839     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00931     Document Type: Article

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