Density, survey area, and the perfection (or otherwise) of ecologists

Oikos

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 570-573

  Blackburn, Tim M ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033067505     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546707     Document Type: Note

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