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Land Use, Ethnobotany and Conservation in Costa Rican Montane Oak Forests

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Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests

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    M. Kappelle

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    M. E. Juárez

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Kappelle, M., Juárez, M.E. (2006). Land Use, Ethnobotany and Conservation in Costa Rican Montane Oak Forests. In: Kappelle, M. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28909-7_30

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