19 The diverse faces of ecosystem engineers in agroecosystems

Theoretical Ecology Series

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2007, Pages 367-385

  Vandermeer, John ^a   Perfecto, Ivette ^a  

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EID: 77957169880     PISSN: 1875306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-306X(07)80021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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