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Field emergence of native boreal forest species on reclaimed sites in northeastern Alberta

Ann Smreciu and Kimberly Gould
Native Plants Journal, September 2015, 16 (3) 204-226; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.16.3.204
Ann Smreciu
, Wild Rose Consulting Inc, 15109 77 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5R 3B5, Canada
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