Reading nature from a 'bottom-up' perspective

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-75

  Magntorn, Ola ^a   Helldén, Gustav ^a,b  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kristianstad University ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concept maps; Ecological literacy; Field studies; SOLO taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34047266434     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2007.9656065     Document Type: Article

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