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Letter to the Editor

Scale in studies of pre-colonial forests: a reply to Armstrong et al

W. Wyatt Oswalda Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA;b Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David R. Fosterb Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USAView further author information
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Bryan N. Shumanc Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USAView further author information
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Elizabeth S. Chiltond Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USAView further author information
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Dianna L. Doucettee The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc, Pawtucket, RI, USAView further author information
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Deena L. Duranleauf Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAView further author information
Article: 2240432 | Published online: 27 Jul 2023

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