The deductive method in community ecology

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 216-218

  Wilson, J Bastow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0037906582     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.11717.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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