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Main Authors: Isabel K. Parés-Ramos, William A. Gould, T. Mitchell. Aide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2008-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss2/art1/