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Gustafson, E. et al. (2003). Evolving Approaches and Technologies to Enhance the Role of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making. In: Dale, V.H. (eds) Ecological Modeling for Resource Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21563-8_8

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