The natural environment is valuable but not infinitely valuable
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The natural environment is valuable but not infinitely valuable
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Conservation Letters
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1755-263X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263x.2010.00118.x