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Ecological Basis of Land Use and Management

Nature volume 146, page 309 (1940)Cite this article

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LAND use and management involve a wide range of human adjustments to environment. This range extends from purely physical problems on into those of social relationship. The only scientific rubric embracing such a wide field is that of ecology. This is not to assume for ecology any greater authority than other sciences possess, but merely the right to try to develop a symbolism and method suitable to its approach.

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    PAUL B. SEARS

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SEARS, P. Ecological Basis of Land Use and Management. Nature 146, 309 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146309a0

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