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Original Articles

Age Structure and Species Composition Changes Resulting from Altered Disturbance Regimes on the Eastern Slopes of the Cascades Range, Washington

Pages 39-67 | Received 03 Sep 1998, Accepted 26 Feb 1999, Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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