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Research Note: Observed Symmetry and Force of Plantanus × acerifolia (Ait.) Willd. Roots Occurring Between Foam Layers Under Pavement

Jason C. Grabosky, E. Thomas Smiley and Gregory A. Dahle
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 2011, 37 (1) 35-40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2011.006
Jason C. Grabosky
Jason C. Grabosky (corresponding author), Associate Professor, Rutgers University, Department of Ecology Evolution and Natural Resources, 1 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, US,
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E. Thomas Smiley
E. Thomas Smiley, Arboricultural Researcher, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories, 13768 Hamilton Road, Charlotte, NC 28278, U.S. and Adjunct Professor, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.
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Gregory A. Dahle
Gregory A. Dahle, Post-Doctorate Researcher, Rutgers University, Department of Ecology Evolution and Natural Resources, 1 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, U.S.
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