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  1. Urban and Landscape Ecology, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020, Salzburg, Austria

    Jürgen Breuste

  2. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland

    Jari Niemelä

  3. Alterra, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Robbert P. H. Snep

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Breuste, J., Niemelä, J. & Snep, R.P.H. Applying landscape ecological principles in urban environments. Landscape Ecol 23, 1139–1142 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-008-9273-0

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