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Pausing at the Brink of Interdisciplinarity

Power and Knowledge at the Meeting of Social and Biophysical Science

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ID4239582
AuthorsDena P Macmynowski (Stanford University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue1
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-02009-120120
OpenAlexW1581020210
LanguageEN
Citations received84
References cited40

MacMynowski, D. P. 2007. Pausing at the brink of interdisciplinarity: power and knowledge at the meeting of social and biophysical science. Ecology and Society 12(1): 20. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02009-120120

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