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Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and thinning treatments on understory vegetation in U.S. dry forests

@inproceedings{Bartuszevige2009SynthesisOK,
  title={Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and thinning treatments on understory vegetation in U.S. dry forests},
  author={Anne M. Bartuszevige and Patricia L. Kennedy},
  year={2009}
}
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