The report of the ecological society of america committee on the scientific basis for ecosystem management

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 665-691

  Christensen, Norman L ^a   Bartuska, Ann M ^b   Brown, James H ^c   Carpenter, Stephen ^d   D'Antonio, Carla ^e   Francis, Robert ^f   Franklin, Jerry F ^f   MacMahon, James A ^g   Noss, Reed F ^h   Parsons, David J ⁱ   Peterson, Charles H ^j   Turner, Monica G ^d   Woodmansee, Robert G ^k  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^j The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^k Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIFIC BASIS;

EID: 0030439785     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269460     Document Type: Article

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