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Does the Shoe Fit? Real versus Imagined Ecological Footprints

  • Linus Blomqvist ,

    * E-mail: linus@thebreakthrough.org

    Affiliation Breakthrough Institute, Oakland, California, United States of America

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  • Barry W. Brook,

    Affiliation The Environment Institute and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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  • Erle C. Ellis,

    Affiliation Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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  • Peter M. Kareiva,

    Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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  • Ted Nordhaus,

    Affiliation Breakthrough Institute, Oakland, California, United States of America

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  • Michael Shellenberger

    Affiliation Breakthrough Institute, Oakland, California, United States of America

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Does the Shoe Fit? Real versus Imagined Ecological Footprints

  • Linus Blomqvist, 
  • Barry W. Brook, 
  • Erle C. Ellis, 
  • Peter M. Kareiva, 
  • Ted Nordhaus, 
  • Michael Shellenberger
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  • Published: November 5, 2013
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001700
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