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The resurgence of interest in ecotones has come at a technologically opportune time. New equipment and methods that have evolved over the past decade have greatly increased our ability to quantitatively study ecotones. This ability is essential to the development and testing of scientific theories pertaining to ecotones.
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Johnston, C.A., Pastor, J., Pinay, G. (1992). Quantitative Methods for Studying Landscape Boundaries. In: Hansen, A.J., di Castri, F. (eds) Landscape Boundaries. Ecological Studies, vol 92. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2804-2_5
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