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Sist, P., Brown, N. Silvicultural intensification for tropical forest conservation: a response to Fredericksen and Putz. Biodiversity and Conservation 13, 2381–2385 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOC.0000048022.19415.48
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