Involving school children in the establishment of a of an urban green space

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 213-220

  Almeida, Sylvia ^a   Bombaugh, Ruth ^b   Mal, Tarun K ^a  

^a University of New Mexico ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 33646688206     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685(2006)68[213:ISCITE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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