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Where can flood refugees go? Re-distribution of Corncrakes (Crex crex) due to floods and its consequences on grassland conservation in North-Eastern Hungary

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|Jan 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2016-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 31
Submitted on: Oct 6, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 23, 2016
Published on: Jan 25, 2017
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