Habitat fragmentation, the random sample hypothesis and critical thresholds

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 306-308

  Andrén, Henrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0032974843     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546726     Document Type: Note

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