Community Ecology, biol 7083 – Spring 2014 Louisiana State University – Department of Biological Sciences Reference List

14. Scaling relationships within communities; Metabolic Ecology Theory; etc.
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15. Community & ecosystem ecology plus conservation within human-dominated landscapes & seascapes; global change; etc.
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Robinson, Doug – birds on BCI; especially the experiments…

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