Ensuring applied ecology has impact

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Milner Gulland, E J ^a   Barlow, Jos ^b   Cadotte, Marc W ^c   Hulme, Philip E ^d   Kerby, Gillian ^e   Whittingham, Mark J ^f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855923741     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02102.x     Document Type: Editorial

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