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A force to fight global warming

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  • Will R. Turner

    (Will R. Turner is director of global priorities at the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, Virginia 22202, USA. w.turner@conservation.org)

  • Michael Oppenheimer

    (Michael Oppenheimer is Albert G. Milbank professor of geosciences and international affairs)

  • David S. Wilcove

    (David S. Wilcove is professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.)

Abstract

Natural ecosystems and biodiversity must be made a bulwark against climate change, not a casualty of it, argue Will R. Turner, Michael Oppenheimer and David S. Wilcove.

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  • Will R. Turner & Michael Oppenheimer & David S. Wilcove, 2009. "A force to fight global warming," Nature, Nature, vol. 462(7271), pages 278-279, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:462:y:2009:i:7271:d:10.1038_462278a
    DOI: 10.1038/462278a
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