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Plant and Wood Area Index of Solitary Trees for Urban Contexts in Nordic Cities

Johanna Deak Sjöman, Andrew Hirons, Nina Bassuk and Henrik Sjöman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2021, 47 (6) 252-266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2021.022

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