From ecosystem ecology to landscape ecology: A progression calling for a well-founded research and appropriate disillusions

Landscape Online

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Ferrari, Ireneo ^a   Ferrarini, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecosystem ecology; Issues in progress; Landscape ecology; Research challenges

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049284754     PISSN: 18651542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3097/LO.200806     Document Type: Article

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