Scale and the Spatial Concept of Fragmentation

JANICE M. LORD,

JANICE M. LORD

Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand

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DAVID A. NORTON,

Corresponding Author

DAVID A. NORTON

Conservation Research Group School of Forestry University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand

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JANICE M. LORD,

JANICE M. LORD

Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand

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DAVID A. NORTON,

Corresponding Author

DAVID A. NORTON

Conservation Research Group School of Forestry University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand

*Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to this author.Search for more papers by this author

First published: June 1990

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1990.tb00109.x

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