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Population dynamics of Viola pedata on deep sandy soils in a fragmented and degraded landscape

Janet L Gehring, Caitlin Foster and Alan Yepsen
Native Plants Journal, March 2020, 21 (1) 35-43; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.21.1.35
Janet L Gehring
Associate Professor, Bradley University Biology, 1501 W Bradley Avenue, Peoria, IL 61625,
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