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Early Impacts of Invasive Shrub Removal on Riparian Arthropod Communities

Natalie M. West, David H. Branson, Jennifer M. Muscha and Joshua W. Campbell
Ecological Restoration, December 2023, 41 (4) 189-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.41.4.189
Natalie M. West
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pest Management Research Unit, Sidney, MT, USA 59270,
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USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pest Management Research Unit
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Jennifer M. Muscha
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
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