The grass is greener (for longer)

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Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 121-125

  Sparks, T H ^a   Croxton, P J ^b   Collinson, N ^b   Grisenthwaite, D A ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodland Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85001936323     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/wea.198.04     Document Type: Article

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