Characterizing Novel Ecosystems: Challenges for Measurement

Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 192-204

  Harris, James A ^a   Murphy, Stephen D ^b   Nelson, Cara R ^c   Perring, Michael P ^d   Tognetti, Pedro M ^e  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ecosystem composition; Macroecological measure; Mesoecological measures; Novel ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886222418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118354186.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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