Erratum: MERRAclim, a highresolution global dataset of remotely sensed bioclimatic variables for ecological modelling (Scientific Data (2018) 4 (170078) DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2017.78);MERRAclim, a high-resolution global dataset of remotely sensed bioclimatic variables for ecological modelling

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  Vega, Greta C ^a   Pertierra, Luis R ^a   Olalla Tárraga, Miguel Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 85021176178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.70     Document Type: Erratum

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