Scaling with known uncertainty: A synthesis

Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology: Methods and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 329-346

  Wu, Jianguo ^a   Li, Harbin ^b   Jones, K Bruce ^c   Loucks, Orie L ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76349091171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4663-4_18     Document Type: Chapter

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