Non-significant results in ecology: A burden or a blessing in disguise?

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 397-401

  Koricheva, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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ECOLOGY;

EID: 0042412378     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.12353.x     Document Type: Review

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