Improved probability of detection of ecological "surprises"

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 21957-21962

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Likens, G E ^a,b   Krebs, C J ^c   Hobbs, R J ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; GRASSLAND; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 78650632223     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1015696107     Document Type: Review

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