Applying ecological theory to habitat management: The altering effects of climate

Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 241-258

  Fulbright, Timothy Edward ^a   Alfonso Ortega, J S ^a   Rasmussen, Allen ^a   Redeker, Eric J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

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