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Jorgensen, A., Hitchmough, J., Dunnett, N. (2005). Living in the Urban Wildwoods: A Case Study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK. In: Kowarik, I., Körner, S. (eds) Wild Urban Woodlands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26859-6_6
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