Making mistakes when predicting shifts in species range in response to global warming

Andrew Davis; Linda Jenkinson; John H. Lawton; Bryan Shorrocks; Simon N. Wood

doi:10.1038/35842

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Climate changeBiological dispersalRange (aeronautics)Species distributionEcologyNichePopulationEnvelope (radar)Environmental scienceMicrocosmDistribution (mathematics)BiologyComputer scienceHabitatMathematics

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 391
Issue: 6669
Pages: 783-786
Citations: 1176
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                                    Andrew Davis, 
                                
                                    Linda Jenkinson, 
                                
                                    John H. Lawton
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Making mistakes when predicting shifts in species range in response to global warming. 
                            Nature
                            , 391
                            (6669)
                            , 783-786.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/35842
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/35842