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Montagnini, F. (2008). Management for Sustainability and Restoration of Degraded Pastures in the Neotropics. In: Post-Agricultural Succession in the Neotropics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33642-8_13

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