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Woodwell, G.M. (2005). Science, Conservation and Global Security. In: Galston, A.W., Peppard, C.Z. (eds) Expanding Horizons in Bioethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3062-2_13

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