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Perspectives on Private Property Urban Forest Dynamics Among Arborists in Sweden

Jeffrey Facto
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2025, jauf.2025.009; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2025.009
Jeffrey Facto
Masters of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, Myerscough College, Preston, United Kingdom
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