Adapting to Climate Change

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 183-222

  Millar, Constance I ^a   Swanston, Christopher W ^b   Peterson, David L ^c  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation Strategy; Adaptive Management; Climate Adaptation; Climate Change Adaptation; Vulnerability Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001895847     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7515-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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