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Examining the Visual Effects of Plant Foliation and Vegetative Winter Dormancy on Preference and Mystery

Rob Kuper
Landscape Journal, March 2016, 34 (2) 139-159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.34.2.139
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