Mediterranean habitat loss under future climate conditions: Assessing impacts on the Natura 2000 protected area network

Applied Geography

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-92

  Barredo, José I ^a   Caudullo, Giovanni ^a   Dosio, Alessandro ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arid climate; Biodiversity; Climate change; Habitat loss; Mediterranean habitat; Natura 2000

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; PROTECTED AREA;

CYPRUS; GREECE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; ITALY; MALTA [SOUTHERN EUROPE]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PORTUGAL; SICILY; TURKEY;

EID: 84982263975     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.08.003     Document Type: Article

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