The concept of the ecological community and a clash of perspectives: A reply to Looijen and van Andel

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-143

  Parker, V Thomas ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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COMMUNITY ECOLOGY;

EID: 0036035736     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00030     Document Type: Article

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