Measuring ecological complexity
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Complexity is an elusive term in ecology that is often used in different ways to describe the state of an ecosystem. Ecological complexity has been linked to concepts such as ecological integrity, diversity and resilience andhas beenput forth as a candidate ecological orientor. In this article, the concept of complex-
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تاریخ انتشار 2010