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Kenneth W. Tate, Edward R. Atwill, Neil K. McDougald, Melvin R. George, Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Cattle Feces Deposition on Rangeland, Journal of Range Management, Vol. 56, No. 5 (Sep., 2003), pp. 432-438
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