Expanding fundamental ecological knowledge by studying urban ecosystems

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 863-867

  Hahs, Amy K ^a   Evans, Karl L ^b  

^a Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84935439454     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12488     Document Type: Editorial

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