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A paper in this week's journal Nature, building on radically new ecological theory by University of Georgia professor Stephen Hubbell, challenges half-century-old ideas about how natural plant and ...

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Scientists advocate for change to promote standardized practices in the field -- a practice that has been missing from the science. Assessing wildlife populations, as well as understanding the ...