Economic Impacts of the Green Industry in the United States
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Hall, Charles R., Alan W. Hodges, and John J. Haydu. 2005. “Economic Impacts of the Green Industry in the United States: FE566/FE566, Rev. 6/2005”. EDIS 2005 (7). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe566-2005.

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Final Report to the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Committee. Revised June 3, 2005.

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