Slow responses of ecosystems to reductions in deer (Cervidae) populations and strategies for achieving recovery

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Forest Ecology and Management

• Publication date

  2012-01-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FORECO.2011.10.005
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