Modeling critical forest habitat in the southern coal fields of West Virginia

International Journal of Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Maxwell, Aaron E ^a   Strager, Michael P ^a   Yuill, Charles B ^a   Petty, J Todd ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859728995     PISSN: 16879708     EISSN: 16879716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/182683     Document Type: Article

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