International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
ORGANISMIC AND CONTINUUM VIEWS OF PLANT COMMUNITY, THE CENTENNIAL DEBATE OF ECOLOGY
Abstract
It is a note to make young ecologists in India and other developing countries familiar with an important and exciting debate in ecology. Social factors have frequently influenced the course of scientific development, and this aspect may interest even to a scientist of other disciplines.
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