Land-Use Problems in Illinois
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Land-use changes in Illinois, USA: The influence of landscape attributes on current and historic land use
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عنوان ژورنال: Science
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0036-8075,1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3949.1003