Paleoecology in an era of climate change: How the past can provide insights into the future

Paleontology in Ecology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 93-116

  Pardi, Melissa I ^a   Smith, Felisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Community dynamics; Conservation; Historic ecology; Neotoma; Paleoecology; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978014397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25038-5_6     Document Type: Chapter

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