Using landscape analysis to evaluate ecological impacts of battlefield restoration

Park Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Lookingbill, Todd ^a   Carter, Shawn ^d   Gorsira, Bryan ^b   Kingdon, Clayton ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Manassas National Battlefield Park   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 51149112481     PISSN: 07359462     EISSN: 10909966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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