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Frequency and Severity of Tree and Other Fixed Object Crashes in Florida, 2006–2013

Jeffery W. Van Treese II, Andrew K. Koeser, George E. Fitzpatrick, Michael T. Olexa and Ethan J. Allen
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2019, 45 (2) 65-74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2019.006
Jeffery W. Van Treese II
Jeffery Van Treese (corresponding author), School of Natural Resources and Environment, 103 Black Hall, Box 11645, Gainesville, FL 32611-6455, United States,
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Andrew K. Koeser
Andrew K. Koeser, Department of Environmental Horticulture, CLCE, IFAS, University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, United States
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George E. Fitzpatrick
George E. Fitzpatrick, Department of Environmental Horticulture, IFAS, University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, United States
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Michael T. Olexa
Michael T. Olexa, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, PO Box 110240, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
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Ethan J. Allen
Ethan J. Allen, Florida Atlantic University Libraries, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458, United States
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