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National Assessment of Tree City USA Participation According to Geography and Socioeconomic Characteristics

Adam Berland, Dustin L. Herrmann and Matthew E. Hopton
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2016, 42 (2) 120-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2016.011
Adam Berland
Adam Berland, Department of Geography, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, U.S.
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Dustin L. Herrmann
Dustin L. Herrmann, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, U.S.
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Matthew E. Hopton
Matthew E. Hopton (corresponding author), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, U.S.,
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