Human domination of Earth's ecosystems

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5325, 1997, Pages 494-499

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Mooney, Harold A ^a   Lubchenco, Jane ^b   Melillo, Jerry M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Old Executive Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE; EXTINCTION; HUMAN IMPACT;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEA;

AVES;

EID: 0030812939     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5325.494     Document Type: Article

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