The past as a lens for biodiversity conservation on a dynamically changing planet.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Department of Biosciences, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway.

Published: February 2023


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