Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants

Terry L. Root; Jeff Price; Kimberly R. Hall; Stephen H. Schneider; Cynthia Rosenzweig; J. Alan Pounds

doi:10.1038/nature01333

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Global warmingHabitatEcologyClimate changeEcosystemBiologyBiodiversityGlobal change

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Year: 2003
Type: review
Volume: 421
Issue: 6918
Pages: 57-60
Citations: 4700
Access: Closed

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                                    Terry L. Root, 
                                
                                    Jeff Price, 
                                
                                    Kimberly R. Hall
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants. 
                            Nature
                            , 421
                            (6918)
                            , 57-60.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01333
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature01333