A semantic view of ecological theories

Dialectica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-66

  Castle, David O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 61249508591     PISSN: 00122017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-8361.2001.tb00206.x     Document Type: Review

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