Towards an Integrated Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Species to Climate Change

Climate change is a major threat to global biodiversity. A novel integrated framework to assess vulnerability and prioritize research and management action aims to improve our ability to respond to this emerging crisis.

• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  PLoS Biology

• Publication date

  2008-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060325PMID 19108608PMCID 2605927
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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