Community Ecology, BIOL 7083 – Spring 2014 Louisiana State University – Department of Biological Sciences

Community Ecology, BIOL 7083 – Spring 2014 Louisiana State University – Department of Biological Sciences Reference List I have presented the references under topic headings; the order corresponds to the course schedule found in the syllabus For a reference that was used to prepare lectures under multiple topic headings, its citation appears once under the topic heading for which it was first used If you find a reference incomplete or incorrect, I would appreciate receiving a message from you to that effect Thank you! What is Community Ecology? 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