Straw man or scaffolding? Building the foundations of urban ecology: A reply to McDonnell et al.

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 256-257

  Ramalho, Cristina E ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84860009043     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.01.013     Document Type: Letter

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