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Title | Biodiversity conservation: effects of changes in climate and land use. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Buckley LB, Roughgarden J |
Journal | Nature |
Volume | 430 |
Issue | 6995 |
Pagination | 2 p following 33; discussion following 33 |
Date Published | 2004 Jul 1 |
ISSN | 1476-4687 |
Keywords | Adaptation, 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> |
Alternate Journal | Nature |