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Socioecnomics, Planning, and Management

Effects of managed forest versus unmanaged forest on physiological restoration from a stress stimulus, and the relationship with individual traits

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Pages 77-85 | Received 30 Oct 2018, Accepted 20 Feb 2019, Published online: 19 Mar 2019

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