Assumptions about ecological scale and nature knowing best hiding in environmental decisions

Ecology and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Hull, R Bruce ^a   Robertson, David P ^a   Richert, David ^b   Seekamp, Erin ^a   Buhyoff, Gregory J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation   (United States)

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EID: 54249097112     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-00441-060212     Document Type: Article

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