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Borrowed Credentials and Surrogate Professional Societies: A Critical Analysis of the Urban Forestry Profession

Keith O’Herrin, Corinne G. Bassett, Susan D. Day, Paul D. Ries and P. Eric Wiseman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2023, 49 (3) 107-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.009

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Borrowed Credentials and Surrogate Professional Societies: A Critical Analysis of the Urban Forestry Profession
Keith O’Herrin, Corinne G. Bassett, Susan D. Day, Paul D. Ries, P. Eric Wiseman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2023, 49 (3) 107-136; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2023.009
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