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Urban Park Visitors and Their Knowledge of Animal Species

Christoph RandlerUniversity of Education, PHLudwigsburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna HöllwarthUniversity of Education, PHLudwigsburg, Germany
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Steffen SchaalUniversity of Education, PHLudwigsburg, Germany
Pages 65-74 | Published online: 28 Apr 2015

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