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Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation 7/2019

06-04-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Invoking denialism does not strengthen invasion science

Author: Greg R. Guerin

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 7/2019

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Metadata
Title
Invoking denialism does not strengthen invasion science
Author
Greg R. Guerin
Publication date
06-04-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01763-2

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