The eco-field hypothesis: Toward a cognitive landscape

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-17

  Farina, Almo ^a   Belgrano, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENOME RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosemiotic; Cognitive landscape; Eco field; Information theory; Umwelt

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 33644837486     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-005-7755-x     Document Type: Review

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