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More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation

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More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation. / Stevens, Carly.
In: British and Irish Botany, Vol. 7, No. 1, 07.03.2025, p. 1-9.

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Stevens, C 2025, 'More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation', British and Irish Botany, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2025.07.001

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Stevens, C. (2025). More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation. British and Irish Botany, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2025.07.001

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Stevens C. More evidence gaps than grikes: how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation. British and Irish Botany. 2025 Mar 7;7(1):1-9. doi: 10.33928/bib.2025.07.001

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Stevens, Carly. / More evidence gaps than grikes : how limestone pavements have fallen through the cracks of British conservation. In: British and Irish Botany. 2025 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 1-9.

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