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Biodiversity conservation: effects of changes in climate and land use.

TitleBiodiversity conservation: effects of changes in climate and land use.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsBuckley LB, Roughgarden J
JournalNature
Volume430
Issue6995
Pagination2 p following 33; discussion following 33
Date Published2004 Jul 1
ISSN1476-4687
KeywordsAdaptation, Physiological, Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation of Natural Resources, Greenhouse Effect, Models, Biological, Plant Physiological Phenomena, Population Dynamics, Queensland, Reproducibility of Results, Species Specificity
Abstract

<p>Thomas et al. argue, contrary to Sala et al. that climate change poses an equal or greater threat to global biodiversity than land-use change. We contest this claim, however, on the grounds that Thomas et al. incorrectly apply species-area relationships.</p>

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