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Human impact on avian diversity in rural Mediterranean areas

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Plexida, Sofia G., Sfougaris, Athanassios I. (2014): Human impact on avian diversity in rural Mediterranean areas. Journal of Natural History 49 (5): 429-449, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.825024

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