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Birner, R., Wittmer, H., Berghöfer, A., Mühlenberg, M. (2005). Prospects and Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation in Guatemala. In: Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27138-4_13
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