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Variability in Urban Soils Influences the Health and Growth of Native Tree Seedlings

Clara C. Pregitzer, Nancy F. Sonti and Richard A. Hallett
Ecological Restoration, June 2016, 34 (2) 106-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.34.2.106
Clara C. Pregitzer
Corresponding author, Natural Resources Group, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City, New York 10025. Current address: School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, .
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Nancy F. Sonti
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Baltimore Field Station, Baltimore, MD 21228.
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Richard A. Hallett
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, New York City Urban Field Station, Bayside, NY 11359.
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