A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe

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A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe. / Xu, Haiyun; Plieninger, Tobias; Primdahl, Jørgen.

I: Land, Bind 8, Nr. 3, 41, 2019.

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Xu, H, Plieninger, T & Primdahl, J 2019, 'A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe', Land, bind 8, nr. 3, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8030041

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Xu, H., Plieninger, T., & Primdahl, J. (2019). A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe. Land, 8(3), [41]. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8030041

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Xu H, Plieninger T, Primdahl J. A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe. Land. 2019;8(3). 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8030041

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Xu, Haiyun ; Plieninger, Tobias ; Primdahl, Jørgen. / A Systematic Comparison of Cultural and Ecological Landscape Corridors in Europe. I: Land. 2019 ; Bind 8, Nr. 3.

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