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Landscape Factors and Restoration Practices Associated with Initial Reforestation Success in Haiti

Starry D. Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Andrew M. Latimer, Truman P. Young and Kevin J. Rice
Ecological Restoration, December 2016, 34 (4) 306-316; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.34.4.306
Starry D. Sprenkle-Hyppolite
(corresponding author), Haiti Takes Root, 6464 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1140, Los Angeles, CA 90028, .
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Andrew M. Latimer
Department of Plant Sciences and Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Truman P. Young
Department of Plant Sciences and Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
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Department of Plant Sciences and Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
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