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Urban Forest Resources in European Cities

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Pauleit, S., Jones, N., Nyhuus, S., Pirnat, J., Salbitano, F. (2005). Urban Forest Resources in European Cities. In: Konijnendijk, C., Nilsson, K., Randrup, T., Schipperijn, J. (eds) Urban Forests and Trees. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27684-X_4

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