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Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers

Jones, Clive G., Lawton, John H., Shachak, Moshe·1994·Ecosystem Management
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-4018-1_14
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Jones, C. G., Lawton, J. H., & Shachak, M.
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Ecosystem Management
Publisher
Springer New York
Published
1994
Pages
130-147
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-4018-1_14
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