A systematic review of ecological attributes that confer resilience to climate change in environmental restoration

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Timpane Padgham, Britta L ^a,b   Beechie, Tim ^b   Klinger, Terrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HABITAT; HUMAN; LICENCE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015623051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173812     Document Type: Review

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