Bridging ecology and conservation: from ecological networks to ecosystem function
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Bridging ecology and conservation: from ecological networks to ecosystem function Eric Harvey*, Isabelle Gounand, Colette L. Ward and Florian Altermatt Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH8057 Z€ urich, Switzerland; Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, € Uberlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 D€ ubendorf, Switzerland; and National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101-5504, USA
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