Are there ecological foundations for ecosystem health?

Environmentalist

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-263

  Belaoussoff, Svenja ^a   Kevan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecosystem health; Functional groups; Log normal; Species diversity and abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

APOIDEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MACROLEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 1842579974     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ENVR.0000017380.74951.b8     Document Type: Review

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