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Revegetation of a Trampled Cliff-Edge Using Three-Toothed Cinquefoil and Poverty Grass: A Case Study at Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota

Joel P. Olfelt, David P. Olfelt and Jennifer L. Ison
Ecological Restoration, June 2009, 27 (2) 200-209; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.27.2.200
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Ecological Restoration Jun 2009, 27 (2) 200-209; DOI: 10.3368/er.27.2.200
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