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Nitrogen Deposition and Loss of Biological Diversity: Agricultural Land Retirement as a Policy Response. / Fraser, I.M.; Stevens, Carly.
In: Land Use Policy, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2007, p. 455-463.

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Fraser, IM & Stevens, C 2007, 'Nitrogen Deposition and Loss of Biological Diversity: Agricultural Land Retirement as a Policy Response', Land Use Policy, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 455-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.10.003

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Fraser, I. M., & Stevens, C. (2007). Nitrogen Deposition and Loss of Biological Diversity: Agricultural Land Retirement as a Policy Response. Land Use Policy, 25(4), 455-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.10.003

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Fraser IM, Stevens C. Nitrogen Deposition and Loss of Biological Diversity: Agricultural Land Retirement as a Policy Response. Land Use Policy. 2007;25(4):455-463. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.10.003

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Fraser, I.M. ; Stevens, Carly. / Nitrogen Deposition and Loss of Biological Diversity: Agricultural Land Retirement as a Policy Response. In: Land Use Policy. 2007 ; Vol. 25, No. 4. pp. 455-463.

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