Perspective: Ecological Restoration
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*Plant Science and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, USA; †Plant Biology and Conservation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA; ‡Herbarium, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, USA; §Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Plant Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; ∥Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; and Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; #Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; **Biology Department, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, USA; ††Department of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco, California, USA; and ‡‡Limnological Research Center, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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