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Chapter Six - Rewilding through land abandonment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2019

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Steve Carver
Edited by
Nathalie Pettorelli ,
Sarah M. Durant  and
Johan T. du Toit
Nathalie Pettorelli
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Sarah M. Durant
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Johan T. du Toit
Affiliation:
Utah State University
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Rewilding , pp. 99 - 122
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