Relevance of natural recovery to ecological restoration

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-124

  Clewell, Andre ^a   McDonald, Tein ^b  

^a NSW ^*

^b NSW   (Australia)

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EID: 67650114931     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.27.2.122     Document Type: Article

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