Human domination of Earth's ecosystems

Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-13

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Mooney, Harold A ^a   Lubchenco, Jane ^b   Melillo, Jerry M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute s   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon cycle; extinction; global change; human domination; land cover change; nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890158595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73412-5_1     Document Type: Chapter

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