Forest Area in Costa Rica: A Comparative Study of Tropical Forest Cover Estimates over Time

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  2002

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  Environmental Monitoring & Assessment

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  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1023/A:1012659129083PMID 11878627
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