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Refereed Papers

From Historical Maps to Remote Sensing: Reconstructing Land Use Changes on Norfolk Island over the Past 250 Years

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Pages 194-215 | Received 20 Jun 2022, Accepted 17 Nov 2022, Published online: 18 Apr 2023

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