Microcosm experiments can inform global ecological problems

作者: Tim G. Benton , Martin Solan , Justin M.J. Travis , Steven M. Sait

DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2007.08.003

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摘要: Global-scale environmental problems are rarely regarded as amenable to traditional scientific experiment. We argue here that small-scale experiments using ‘model organisms’ in …

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