Biological response to climate change on a tropical mountain

J. Alan Pounds; Michael P. L. Fogden; John H. Campbell

doi:10.1038/19297

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EcologyAltitude (triangle)Orographic liftClimate changeGlobal warmingPopulationGeographyEnvironmental scienceBiology

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 398
Issue: 6728
Pages: 611-615
Citations: 1438
Access: Closed

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                                    J. Alan Pounds, 
                                
                                    Michael P. L. Fogden, 
                                
                                    John H. Campbell
                                
                            (1999). 
                            Biological response to climate change on a tropical mountain. 
                            Nature
                            , 398
                            (6728)
                            , 611-615.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/19297

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DOI: 10.1038/19297