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Year of Publication: 2013
Publication City: Washington, DC
Publisher: The National Academies Press
Author(s): Katie Thomas, Laurie Geller
For most people, the concept of an “ecosystem” brings to mind rural or wilderness areas. And indeed, most ecological research of the past several decades has focused on these remote settings. But today, the frontiers of ecological research can often be found in our cities -the places where most people live, work, and play, and where our everyday decisions (e.g., about housing, transport, consumption) can have profound effects on the environment
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