Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity

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Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity. / Brown, Stuart C.; Mellin, Camille; García Molinos, Jorge; Lorenzen, Eline D.; Fordham, Damien A.

In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 28, No. 19, 2022, p. 5849-5858.

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Brown, SC, Mellin, C, García Molinos, J, Lorenzen, ED & Fordham, DA 2022, 'Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity', Global Change Biology, vol. 28, no. 19, pp. 5849-5858. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16328

APA

Brown, S. C., Mellin, C., García Molinos, J., Lorenzen, E. D., & Fordham, D. A. (2022). Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity. Global Change Biology, 28(19), 5849-5858. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16328

Vancouver

Brown SC, Mellin C, García Molinos J, Lorenzen ED, Fordham DA. Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(19):5849-5858. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16328

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Brown, Stuart C. ; Mellin, Camille ; García Molinos, Jorge ; Lorenzen, Eline D. ; Fordham, Damien A. / Faster ocean warming threatens richest areas of marine biodiversity. In: Global Change Biology. 2022 ; Vol. 28, No. 19. pp. 5849-5858.

Bibtex

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