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  1. USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, 1831 Hwy 169 E., Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 55744, USA)

    Thomas R. Crow

  2. Ontario Forest Research Institute, 1235 Queen Street East, Sault Ste, Marie, Ontario, P6A 2E5, Canada

    Ajith H. Perera

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Crow, T.R., Perera, A.H. Emulating natural landscape disturbance in forest management – an introduction. Landscape Ecol 19, 231–233 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:LAND.0000030762.86156.5d

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