A case for tolerance in marine ecology: Let us not put out the baby with the bathwater

Scientia Marina

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPLEMENT 2, 2001, Pages 283-299

  Arntz, W E ^a   Gili, J M ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

New ideas replacing old concepts; Polar regions; Science history; Stimulating scientific discussion; Thorson's rule; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0035196790     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2001.65s2283     Document Type: Article

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