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R. M. Pratt, R. J. Putman, J. R. Ekins, P. J. Edwards, Use of Habitat by Free-Ranging Cattle and Ponies in the New Forest, Southern England, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Aug., 1986), pp. 539-557
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