Nature amnesia: Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag (2024)

Argeloo, M. (2022). Natuuramnesie: Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/1494

Argeloo, Marc. / Natuuramnesie : Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag. Utrecht : Utrecht University, 2022. 454 p.

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Argeloo, M 2022, 'Natuuramnesie: Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag', Doctor of Philosophy, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht. https://doi.org/10.33540/1494

Natuuramnesie: Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag. / Argeloo, Marc.
Utrecht: Utrecht University, 2022. 454 p.

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Argeloo M. Natuuramnesie: Hoe we vergeten zijn hoe de natuur er vroeger uitzag. Utrecht: Utrecht University, 2022. 454 p. doi: 10.33540/1494