The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment

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The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment. / Danielsen, Finn; Enghoff, Martin; Poulsen, Michael K.; Funder, Mikkel; Jensen, Per M.; Burgess, Neil D.

In: BioScience, Vol. 71, No. 5, 2021, p. 484-502.

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Danielsen, F, Enghoff, M, Poulsen, MK, Funder, M, Jensen, PM & Burgess, ND 2021, 'The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment', BioScience, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 484-502. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab021

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Danielsen, F., Enghoff, M., Poulsen, M. K., Funder, M., Jensen, P. M., & Burgess, N. D. (2021). The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment. BioScience, 71(5), 484-502. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab021

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Danielsen F, Enghoff M, Poulsen MK, Funder M, Jensen PM, Burgess ND. The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment. BioScience. 2021;71(5):484-502. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab021

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Danielsen, Finn ; Enghoff, Martin ; Poulsen, Michael K. ; Funder, Mikkel ; Jensen, Per M. ; Burgess, Neil D. / The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment. In: BioScience. 2021 ; Vol. 71, No. 5. pp. 484-502.

Bibtex

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