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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 461
Issue: 7263
Pages: 472-475
Citations: 12170
Access: Closed

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                                    Johan Rockström, 
                                
                                    Will Steffen, 
                                
                                    Kevin J. Noone
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            A safe operating space for humanity. 
                            Nature
                            , 461
                            (7263)
                            , 472-475.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/461472a
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/461472a