Managing for Multiple Resources Under Climate Change: National Forests
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Managing for multiple resources under climate change: national forests.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Management
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0364-152X,1432-1009
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9324-6