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Does a Baconian Vision of Nature Dominate Among Researchers in Ecology? A Case Study in an Ecological Reserve of the IBGE in Central Brazil

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Thanks are due to H. S. Miranda, coordinator of the fire project, M. N. Sato and M. Haridasan for the discussions and review of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Ecology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil

    Carlos Hiroo Saito, Mariana Ribeiro Gomes & Luzia Etelvina de Almeida

  2. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Cx. Postal 04457, CEP 70904-970, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

    Carlos Hiroo Saito

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Saito, C.H., Gomes, M.R. & de Almeida, L.E. Does a Baconian Vision of Nature Dominate Among Researchers in Ecology? A Case Study in an Ecological Reserve of the IBGE in Central Brazil. Hum Ecol 39, 835–839 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-011-9440-9

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