How ecosystems respond to stress: Common properties of arid and aquatic systems

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-203

  Rapport, David J ^a,b   Whitford, Walter G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0032964502     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313509     Document Type: Article

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