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spellingShingle Virtanen, R., Edwards, G. R., Crawley, M. J., Journal of Applied Ecology, Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum, Ecology
title Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
title_full Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
title_fullStr Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
title_full_unstemmed Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
title_short Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
title_sort red deer management and vegetation on the isle of rum
title_unstemmed Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum
topic Ecology
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