This month we present Part II of QUEST - An Ecosystem Scenario Tool from the Sustainable Develop ment Research Institute of the Univer sity of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Part I appeared in the July issue of S3. Since this project is still under development, the authors of QUEST invite feedback from readers. Sugges tions and comments may be addressed to Dave Biggs at: quest@sdri.ubc.ca
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