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Aronson, J., Vallauri, D., Jaffré, T., Lowry, P.P. (2005). Restoring Dry Tropical Forests. In: Forest Restoration in Landscapes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29112-1_41

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