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Effective Placement of Road Mitigation Using Lessons Learned from Turtle Crossing Signs in Ontario

Kari E. Gunson and Frederick W. Schueler
Ecological Restoration, December 2012, 30 (4) 329-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.30.4.329
Kari E. Gunson
Kari E. Gunson, Eco-Kare International, 644 Bethune Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 4A3, 705-874-0330, .
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Frederick W. Schueler
Frederick W. Schueler, Bishops Mills Natural History Centre, RR#2, Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0.
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