The performance of protected areas for biodiversity under climate change

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 718-730

  Thomas, Chris D ^a   Gillingham, Phillipa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Conservation; Range shifts

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FACILITATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROHABITAT; NEW SPECIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 84931569558     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12510     Document Type: Article

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