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Legible Landscapes: Incentivizing Forest Knowledge and Action in Southern Ontario

Julia Smachylo
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) October 2023, jauf.2023.028; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.028
Julia Smachylo
Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, Storrs, CT, USA
Roles: Assistant Professor
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