Comparative analyses of ecosystems: patterns, mechanisms, and theories.

Jonathan Cole; Gary M. Lovett; Stuart Findlay

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Year: 1991
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                                    Jonathan Cole, 
                                
                                    Gary M. Lovett, 
                                
                                    Stuart Findlay
                                
                            (1991). 
                            Comparative analyses of ecosystems: patterns, mechanisms, and theories.. 
                            
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