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Forest Restoration in Campgrounds at Kings Canyon National Park, California

Susan B. Infalt and Truman P. Young
Ecological Restoration, December 2008, 26 (4) 302-310; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.26.4.302
Susan B. Infalt
Susan B. Infalt, Department of Plant Sciences and Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Current address: H.T. Harvey & Associates, 983 University Avenue, Building D, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
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