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Genetic Differentiation and Phenotypic Plasticity of Forest Herbaceous Species in Iowa, Central United States

Emily A. Altrichter, Catherine M. Mabry, Janette R. Thompson and Randall K. Kolka
Ecological Restoration, September 2020, 38 (3) 160-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.3.160
Emily A. Altrichter
Emily Altrichter, HDR Consultants Inc., Omaha, NE.
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Catherine M. Mabry
Catherine M. Mabry, (corresponding author), Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 339 Science Hall II, 2310 Pammel Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.
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Janette R. Thompson
Janette R. Thompson, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
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Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Grand Rapids, MN.
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