Conveying the intellectual challenge of ecology: An historical perspective

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 367-374

  Kingsland, Sharon ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27444446973     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0367:CTICOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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