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WU, J., LI, H. (2006). UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGICAL STUDIES:AN OVERVIEW. In: WU, J., JONES, K.B., LI, H., LOUCKS, O.L. (eds) SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4663-4_3
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