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The significance of private gardens for bird conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Andrew Cannon
Affiliation:
Andrew Cannon British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU, U.K. e-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1999

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