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Assessing Canopy Cover Over Streets and Sidewalks in Street Tree Populations

Scott E. Maco and E. Gregory McPherson
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2002, 28 (6) 270-276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2002.040
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