A new map of standardized terrestrial ecosystems of the conterminous united states

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1768, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Sayre, Roger ^a   Comer, Patrick ^b   Warner, Harumi ^c   Cress, Jill ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NatureServe   (United States)

^c Parallel Inc   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

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