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Soil Compaction Affects the Growth and Establishment of Street Trees in Urban Australia

Gregory M. Moore, Alicia Fitzgerald and Peter B. May
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2019, 45 (6) 239-253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2019.020
Gregory M. Moore
Gregory M. Moore (corresponding author), School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121, 613401-061-077,
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Alicia Fitzgerald
Alicia Fitzgerald, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121
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Peter B. May
Peter B. May, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121
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