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Michael A. Jenkins, Peter S. White, Cornus florida L. Mortality and Understory Composition Changes in Western Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 129, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 2002), pp. 194-206
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