Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies

401 Pages·1986·2.376 MB·English

by  National Research Council

Ecological Knowledge
and Environmental
Problem-Solving
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1986
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