Biospherics and Biosphere 2, mission one (1991-1993)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 15-29

  Allen, John ^a   Nelson, Mark ^b  

^a Global Ecotechnics Corporation   (United States)

^b Institute of Ecotechnics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosphere 2; Biospherics; Closed ecological systems; Life support; Space program; Systems ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE 2; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032803243     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(98)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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