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Book Title: Advances In Urban Ecology: Integrating Humans And Ecological...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Marina Alberti
Publication Name: Advances in Urban Ecology : Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.2 Oz
Number of Pages: Xviii, 366 Pages
