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Tracking Changes to Urban Trees over 100 Years in Ithaca, NY, USA

F.D. Cowett, N.L. Bassuk, J. Grace and K. Vorstadt
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 2021, 47 (1) 3-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2021.002
F.D. Cowett
F.D. Cowett (corresponding author), Post-doctoral Associate, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University 134 Plant Science, Bldg Ithaca, NY, USA
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N.L. Bassuk
N.L. Bassuk, Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, 134 Plant Science Bldg, Ithaca, NY, USA,
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J. Grace
J. Grace, City Forester, Parks & Forestry Division, City of Ithaca, 245 Pier Road, Ithaca, NY, USA
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K. Vorstadt
K. Vorstadt, Forester, Parks & Forestry Division, City of Ithaca, 245 Pier Road, Ithaca, NY, USA
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