Toward an Era of Restoration in Ecology: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities Ahead

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

• Publication date

  2011-11-04

• Fields of study

  Business, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV-ECOLSYS-102710-145115
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