Thermal carrying capacity for a thermally-sensitive species at the warmest edge of its range.

Anthropogenic environmental change is causing unprecedented rates of population extirpation and altering the setting of range limits for many species. Significant population declines may occur however before any reduction in range is observed. Determining and modelling the factors driving population...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ayllón, Graciela G Nicola, Benigno Elvira, Irene Parra, Ana Almodóvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3840006?pdf=render