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Modeling Connectivity of the Whole: A Graph Theoretic Application in Conservation Planning Prioritization

Ryan M. Perkl
Landscape Journal, August 2017, 35 (1) 79-96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.35.1.79
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