Valuing Urban Wetlands
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Valuing ecosystem services fromwetlands restoration in theMississippi Alluvial Valley W. Aaron Jenkins ⁎, Brian C. Murray , Randall A. Kramer , Stephen P. Faulkner c a Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, Box 90335, Durham, NC 27708-0328, USA b Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328, USA c U.S. Geological Survey, ...
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