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Binimelis, R., Wickson, F., Herrero, A. (2019). Agricultural Coexistence. In: Kaplan, D.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_538

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