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Designing monitoring systems

March 2023

DOI:10.4324/9781003179245-4

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In book: Monitoring Biodiversity (pp.59-73)

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Anton Grafström

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Henrik Hedenås

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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