EVALUATING FOREST PRODUCTIVITY ON RECLAIMED MINE LAND IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2328-8744
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr06020721