Ecology in Europe: Is there an ‘empty’ niche for the new journal among competitors, predators and parasites?

Authors

  • Piotr Tryjanowski
  • Martin Hromada
  • Federico Morelli
  • Emma Nelson
  • Pavol Prokop
  • Luis Reino
  • Lajos Rozsa
  • Reuven Yosef

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/eje-2015-0001

Keywords:

Life Sciences > Human Biology, Life Sciences > Plant Science, Life Sciences > Zoology, Life Sciences > Ecology

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2015-06-01

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Tryjanowski, P., Hromada, M., Morelli, F., Nelson, E., Prokop, P., Reino, L., Rozsa, L., & Yosef, R. (2015). Ecology in Europe: Is there an ‘empty’ niche for the new journal among competitors, predators and parasites?. European Journal of Ecology, 1(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1515/eje-2015-0001