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Energy Conservation Potential of Urban Tree Planting

E. Gregory McPherson and Rowan A. Rowntree
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 1993, 19 (6) 321-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1993.051
E. Gregory McPherson
USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616
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Rowan A. Rowntree
USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616
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