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  1. Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Anne-Christine Bonfils

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    Claire.G Williams

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Bonfils, AC. (2006). Canada’s Regulatory Approach. In: Williams, C. (eds) Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3869-0_13

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