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Ecological modeling: Invasions of natural communities

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  1. Mark Williamson: working with Harold Mooney, chairman of the SCOPE programme

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Stanford, California, 94305-2493, USA

    James A. Drake

  2. Professor of Biology at the University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK

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