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Using hedgerow biodiversity to enhance the carbon storage of farmland in the Fraser River delta of British Columbia

B. Thiel, S.M. Smukler, M. Krzic, S. Gergel and C. Terpsma
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation July 2015, 70 (4) 247-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.70.4.247
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