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Title: Control Points in Ecosystems: Moving Beyond the Hot Spot Hot Moment Concept
Award ID(s):
1637661
NSF-PAR ID:
10054793
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Ecosystems
Volume:
20
Issue:
4
ISSN:
1432-9840
Page Range / eLocation ID:
665 to 682
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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