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Book Title: Resolving Ecosystem Complexity
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Oswald J. Schmitz
Publication Name: Resolving Ecosystem Complexity (Mpb-47)
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2010
Series: Monographs in Population Biology Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
