From plant communities to landscapes in conservation inventories: A look at the nature conservancy (USA)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 11-37

  Noss, Reed F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0023520408     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(87)90045-0     Document Type: Article

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