The concept of function in contemporary ecology;O conceito de funÇão na ecologia contemporânea

Revista de Filosofia: Aurora

Volumn 25, Issue 36, 2013, Pages 43-73

  Nunes Neto, Nei Freitas ^a   do Carmo, Ricardo Santos ^a   El Hani, Charbel Niño ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecology; Ecosystem; Function; Teleology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880762350     PISSN: 29651557     EISSN: 29651565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7213/revistadefilosofiaaurora.7765     Document Type: Article

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