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Roots of Chaparral Shrubs Still Fail to Penetrate a GeoSynthetic Landfill Liner after 16 Years

Karen D. Holl and Sean McStay
Ecological Restoration, June 2014, 32 (2) 125-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.32.2.125
Karen D. Holl
Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064,
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University of California Fort Ord Natural Reserve, Marina, CA 93933.
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