Robert G. Bailey
Rocky Mountain Research Station
USDA Forest Service
Fort Collins, CO
USA
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Rocky Mountain Research Station
USDA Forest Service
Fort Collins, CO
USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-0523-2
ISBN 978-1-4939-0524-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0524-9
Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London
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