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The thermodynamic origin of ecosystems

✍ Scribed by Björck, Claes-Göran; Bergqvist, David; Dougan, Peter; Esquivel, Carlos; Nilsson, Bodil


Book ID
122087004
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1981
Weight
99 KB
Volume
28
Category
Article
ISSN
0198-0254

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