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Structure and Function
in Agroecosystem
Design and Management
Structure and Function
in Agroecosystem
Design and Management
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Masae Shiyomi
Hiroshi ... U.K.
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BIODIVERSITY IN AGROECOSYSTEMS AND ... cases signifies main-
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in the same field. Similar results were reported by Tien and Gusui (1991) in
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