Grasslands, heathlands and shrublands in coastal New England: historical interpretations and approaches to conservation

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  2002

• Venue

  Journal of Biogeography

• Publication date

  2002-10-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00769.x
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