Numerous freshwater ecosystems, dense concentrations of humans along the eastern seaboard, extensive forests and a history of intensive land use distinguish the New England/Mid-Atlantic Region. Human population densities are forecast to increase in portions of the region at the same time that climat
Vulnerability of ecosystems of the mid-Atlantic region, USA, to climate change
✍ Scribed by Ray R. Lassiter; Elgene O. Box; Richard G. Wiegert; John M. Johnston; Jon Bergengren; Luis A. Suárez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-7268
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