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The Use of Dredged Sediments as a Soil Amendment for Improving Plant Responses in Prairie Restorations

Maureen E. Roddy, William E. Viney, Corry T. Platt and View ORCID ProfileMegan A. Rúa
Ecological Restoration, June 2023, 41 (2-3) 70-74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.41.2-3.70
Maureen E. Roddy
Wright State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Dayton, OH, USA
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William E. Viney
Wright State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Dayton, OH, USA
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Corry T. Platt
Geosyntec Consultants, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Megan A. Rúa
Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH, 45435, USA,
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