Population and environment in the U.S. great plains

Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 84-105

  Gutmann, Myron P ^a   Parton, William J ^b   Cunfer, Geoff ^c   Burke, Ingrid C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990008551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11439     Document Type: Chapter

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