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Passive Roadside Restoration Reduces Management Costs and Fosters Native Habitat

Sara K. Wigginton and Laura A. Meyerson
Ecological Restoration, March 2018, 36 (1) 41-51; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.36.1.41

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Passive Roadside Restoration Reduces Management Costs and Fosters Native Habitat
Sara K. Wigginton, Laura A. Meyerson
Ecological Restoration Mar 2018, 36 (1) 41-51; DOI: 10.3368/er.36.1.41
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