Biocomplexity in the big thicket

Ethics, Place and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-45

  Callicott, J Baird ^a   Acevedo, Miguel ^a   Gunter, Pete ^a   Harcombe, Paul ^b   Lindquist, Christopher ^a   Monticino, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645288319     PISSN: 1366879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668790500512597     Document Type: Article

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