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1、EcosystemFunctioninHeterogeneousLandscapesGaryM.LovettMonicaG.TurnerCliveG.JonesKathleenC.WeathersEditorsEcosystemFunctioninHeterogeneousLandscapesWith96IllustrationsEditorsGaryM.LovettMonicaG.TurnerInstituteofEcosystemStudiesDepartmentZoologyP.O.BoxABUniversityofWisconsin65Sh
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7、Amongthemostdifficultproblemsinthelifesciencesisthechallengetounderstandthedetailsofhowecosystems/watersheds/landscapesfunction.Yet,thewelfareofalllife,notjustthehumanspecies,dependsuponthesuc-cessfulfunctioningofdiverseandcomplicatedecosystems,eachwithvari-ousdimensionsandcomp
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