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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v48i2.12059 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 254 - 271
Submitted on: Feb 24, 1995
Accepted on: Aug 23, 1995
Published on: Jan 1, 1996
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