Climate change forces new ecological states in tropical Andean lakes.
Air temperatures in the tropical Andes have risen at an accelerated rate relative to the global average over recent decades. However, the effects of climate change on Andean lakes, which are vital to sustaining regional biodiversity and serve as an important water resource to local populations, rema...
Main Authors: | Neal Michelutti, Alexander P Wolfe, Colin A Cooke, William O Hobbs, Mathias Vuille, John P Smol |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315470?pdf=render |
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