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R. S. Smith, S. P. Rushton, The Effects of Grazing Management on the Vegetation of Mesotrophic (Meadow) Grassland in Northern England, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Feb., 1994), pp. 13-24
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