An exercise in the natural philosophy of ecology

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-179

  Salthe, S N ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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ECOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 0037207035     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00221-1     Document Type: Article

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