Microcosm experiments have limited relevance for community and ecosystem ecology

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 677-680

  Carpenter, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 3042757014     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265490     Document Type: Article

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