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History of Landscape Ecology in the United States pp 125–142Cite as

Transforming Fields of Study in Landscape Ecology

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In this chapter, the authors consider fields of study relevant to landscape ecology , organizational models, and changing parameters of landscape study.

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Barrett, T., Barrett, G. (2015). Transforming Fields of Study in Landscape Ecology. In: Barrett, G., Barrett, T., Wu, J. (eds) History of Landscape Ecology in the United States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2275-8_8

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