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A Realistic Role for Reference in Wetland Restoration

Kevin K. Moorhead
Ecological Restoration, December 2013, 31 (4) 347-352; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.31.4.347
Kevin K. Moorhead
Department of Environmental Studies, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC 28804,
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