Scientific method for ecological research /

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Author / Creator:Ford, E. D. (Edward David)
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description:xix, 564 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4662369
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ISBN:052166005X (hardcover)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-539).

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