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Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape

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Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape. / Hale, James; Davies, Gemma; Fairbrass, Alison et al.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 5, e61460, 06.05.2013.

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Hale, J, Davies, G, Fairbrass, A, Thomas, M, Rogers, CDF & Sadler, JP 2013, 'Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 5, e61460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061460

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Hale, J., Davies, G., Fairbrass, A., Thomas, M., Rogers, C. D. F., & Sadler, J. P. (2013). Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape. PLoS ONE, 8(5), Article e61460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061460

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Hale J, Davies G, Fairbrass A, Thomas M, Rogers CDF, Sadler JP. Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape. PLoS ONE. 2013 May 6;8(5):e61460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061460

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Hale, James ; Davies, Gemma ; Fairbrass, Alison et al. / Mapping Lightscapes: Spatial Patterning of Artificial Lighting in an Urban Landscape. In: PLoS ONE. 2013 ; Vol. 8, No. 5.

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