Increased human energy use causes biological diversity loss and undermines prospects for sustainability

BioScience

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 929-936

  McDaniel, Carl N ^a   Borton, David N ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0036793648     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0929:IHEUCB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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