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Can the Persistent Seed Bank Contribute to the Passive Restoration of Urban Forest Fragments After Invasive Species Removal?

Hannah Clements and Paulette Bierzychudek
Ecological Restoration, June 2017, 35 (2) 156-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.35.2.156
Hannah Clements
Department of Biology, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR 97219. Current address 19704 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177.
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