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Impact of Population Growth on Food Supplies and Environment

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    David Pimentel, Xuewen Huang, Ana Cordova & Marcia Pimentel

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Pimentel, D., Huang, X., Cordova, A. et al. Impact of Population Growth on Food Supplies and Environment. Population and Environment 19, 9–14 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024693414602

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