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Climate change impacts on the conservation outlook of populations on the poleward periphery of species ranges: A case study of Canadian black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
Global change biology · 2018
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Climate change impacts on the conservation outlook of populations on the poleward periphery of species ranges: A case study of Canadian black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
Stephens T, Wilson SC, Cassidy F, Bender D, Gummer D, Smith DHV, Lloyd N, McPherson JM, Moehrenschlager A
Global change biology2018
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