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Elementary or Complex? Evaluating Landscape Services Across Two Spatial Scales in Strunjan Landscape Park Cover

Elementary or Complex? Evaluating Landscape Services Across Two Spatial Scales in Strunjan Landscape Park

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2026-0042 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427 (formerly 1805-4196)
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 25, 2026
Published on: Nov 6, 2026
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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