Neil David Burgess

Neil David Burgess

Professor, Affiliate Professor

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    1. 2014
    2. Published

      Mapping change in human pressure globally on land and within protected areas

      Geldmann, Jonas, Joppa, L. N. & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: Conservation Biology. 28, 6, p. 1604–1616 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction: assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

      Schaafsma, M., Burgess, Neil David, Swetnam, R. D., Ngaga, Y. M., Turner, R. K. & Treue, Thorsten, 2014, In: World Development. 62, p. 155–168 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Matching species traits to projected threats and opportunities from climate change

      Garcia, R. A., Bastos, M., Burgess, Neil David, Foden, W. B., Gutsche, A., Rahbek, Carsten & Cabeza, M., 2014, In: Journal of Biogeography. 41, 4, p. 724-735 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Targeted vertebrate surveys enhance the faunal importance and improve explanatory models within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania

      Rovero, F., Menegon, M., Fjeldså, Jon, Collett, L., Doggart, N., Leonard, C., Norton, G., Owen, N., Perkin, A., Spitale, D., Ahrends, A. & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: Diversity and Distributions. 20, 12, p. 1438-1449 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Testing Focus Groups as a Tool for Connecting Indigenous and Local Knowledge on Abundance of Natural resources with Science-Based Land Management Systems

      Danielsen, F., Jensen, Per Moestrup, Burgess, Neil David, Coronado, I., Holt, S., Poulsen, M. K., Rueda, R. M., Skielboe, T., Enghoff, M., Hemmingsen, L. H., Sørensen, Marten & Pirhofer-Walzl, K., 2014, In: Conservation Letters. 7, 4, p. 380-389 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      The importance of local forest benefits: economic valuation of non-timber forest products in the eastern arc mountains in Tanzania

      Schaafsma, M., Morse-Jones, S., Posen, P., Sweetnam, R. D., Balmford, A., Bateman, I. J., Burgess, N. D., Chamshama, S. A. O., Fisher, B., Freeman, T., Geofrey, V., Green, R. E., Hepelwa, A. S., Hernández-Sirvent, A., Hess, S., Kajembe, G. C., Kayhara, G., Kilonzo, M., Kulindwa, K., Lund, J. F. & 9 others, Madoffe, S. S., Mwambo, L., Meilby, Henrik, Ngaga, Y. M., Theilade, Ida, Treue, Thorsten, van Beukering, P., Vyamana, V. G. & Turner, R. K., 2014, In: Global Environmental Change. 24, p. 295-305 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 2013
    9. Published

      Phylogenetic patterns of extinction risk: the need for critical application of appropriate datasets

      Gereau, R. E., Burgess, Neil David, Fjeldså, Jon, Hall, J., Hemp, A., Jump, A. S., Kajuni, A. R., Marchant, R. A., Marshall, A. R., Platts, P. J., Taylor, C. M. & Tibazarwa, F. I., 1 Sep 2013, 9 p.

      Research output: Working paperResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Progress towards the CBD Protected Area Management Effectiveness Targets

      Coad, L., Leverington, F., Burgess, Neil David, Cuadros, I. C., Geldmann, Jonas, Marthews, T. R., Mee, J., Nolte, C., Stoll-Kleemann, S., Vansteelant, N., Zamora, C., Zimsky, M. & Hockings, M., Mar 2013, In: Parks. 19, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing biodiversity and habitat loss

      Geldmann, Jonas, Barnes, M., Coad, L., Craigie, I., Hockings, M. & Burgess, Neil David, Feb 2013, Bangor, Wales: Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. 61 p.

      Research output: Book/ReportReportResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Community monitoring for REDD+: international promises and field realities

      Danielsen, F., Adrian, T., Brofeldt, S., van Noordwijk, M., Poulsen, M. K., Rahayu, S., Rutishauser, E., Theilade, I., Widayati, A., An, N. T., Bang, T. N., Budiman, A., Enghoff, M., Jensen, A. E., Kurniawan, Y., Li, Q., Mingxu, Z., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Prixa, S., Thoumtone, V. & 2 others, Warta, Z. & Burgess, Neil David, 2013, In: Ecology and Society. 18, 3, 30 p., 41.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas

      Green, J. M. H., Larrosa, C., Burgess, Neil David, Balmford, A., Johnston, A., Mbilinyi, B. P., Platts, P. J. & Coad, L., 2013, In: Biological Conservation. 164, p. 62-72 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing habitat loss and population declines

      Geldmann, Jonas, Barnes, M., Coad, L., Craigie, I. D., Hockings, M. & Burgess, Neil David, 2013, In: Biological Conservation. 161, p. 230-238 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Land use change and carbon fluxes in East Africa quantified using earth observation data and field measurements

      Pfeifer, M., Platts, P. J., Burgess, Neil David, Swetnam, R. D., Willcock, S., Lewis, S. L. & Marchant, R., 2013, In: Environmental Conservation. 40, 3, p. 241-252 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Participatory forest management for more than a decade in Tanzania: does it live up to its goals?

      Ngaga, Y. M., Treue, Thorsten, Meilby, Henrik, Lund, Jens Friis, Kajembe, G. C., Chamshama, S. A. O., Theilade, Ida, Njana, M. A., Ngowi, S. E., Mwakalukwa, E. E., Isango, J. A. K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2013, In: Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. 83, 1, p. 28-42 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      REDD herrings or REDD menace: response to Beymer-Farris and Bassett

      Burgess, Neil David, Mwakalila, S., Munishi, P., Pfeifer, M., Willcock, S., Shirima, D., Hamidu, S., Bulenga, G. B., Rubens, J., Machano, H. & Marchant, R., 2013, In: Global Environmental Change. 23, 5, p. 1349-1354 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Sharing future conservation costs - response

      Butchart, S. H. M., Mccarthy, D. P., Balmford, A., Bennun, L. A., Buchanan, G. M., Burgess, Neil David, Donald, P. F., Fishpool, L. D. C., Garnett, S. T., Leonard, D. L., Maloney, R. F., Schaefer, H. M., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Symes, A. & Wiedenfeld, D. A., 2013, In: Science. 339, 6117, p. 271-272 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Spatial heterogeneity of climate change in an Afromontane centre of endemism

      Platts, P. J., Gereau, R. E., Burgess, Neil David & Marchant, R., 2013, In: Ecography. 36, 4, p. 518-530 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. 2012
    21. Published

      A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

      Gardner, T. A., Burgess, Neil David, Aguilar-Amuchastegui, N., Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Clements, T., Danielsen, F., Ferreira, J., Foden, W., Kapos, V., Khan, S. M., C. Lees, A., Parry, L., Roman-Cuesta, R. M., Schmitt, C. B., Strange, Niels, Theilade, Ida & Vieira, I. C. G., 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 154, p. 61-71 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Deforestation and CO2 emissions in coastal Tanzania from 1990 to 2007

      Godoy, F. L., Tabor, K., Burgess, Neil David, Mbilinyi, B. P., Kashaigili, J. J. & Steininger, M. K., 2012, In: Environmental Conservation. 39, 01, p. 62-71 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Enhancing Tanzanian capacity to deliver short and long term data on forest carbon stocks across the country

      Burgess, Neil David, Munishi, P., Mwakalila, S., Pfeifer, M., Willcock, S., Shirima, D., Hamidu, S., Bulenga, G. B. & Marchant, R., 2012, In: The Arc Journal. 27, p. 22-26 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

    24. Published

      Estimating management costs of protected areas: a novel approach from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

      Green, J. M. H., Burgess, Neil David, Green, R. E., Madoffe, S. S., Munishi, P. K. T., Nashanda, E., Turner, R. K. & Balmford, A., 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 150, 1, p. 5-14 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Exploring consensus in 21st century projections of climatically suitable areas for African vertebrates

      Garcia, R. A., Burgess, Neil David, Cabeza, M., Rahbek, Carsten & Araújo, M. B., 2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 4, p. 1253-1269 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Financial costs of meeting global biodiversity conservation targets: current spending and unmet needs

      McCarthy, D. P., Donald, P. F., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Buchanan, G. M., Balmford, A., Green, J. M. H., Bennun, L. A., Burgess, Neil David, Fishpool, L. D. C., Garnett, S. T., Leonard, D. L., Maloney, R. F., Morling, P., Schaefer, H. M., Symes, A., Wiedenfeld, D. A. & Butchart, S. H. M., 2012, In: Science. 338, 6109, p. 946-949 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Measuring and modelling above-ground carbon and tree allometry along a tropical elevation gradient

      Marshall, A. R., Willcock, S., Platts, P. J., Lovett, J. C., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Latham, J. E., Munishi, P. K. T., Salter, R., Shirima, D. D. & Lewis, S. L., 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 154, p. 20-33 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Participatory forest management in Tanzania and livelihoods of rural people - evidence from 12 villages

      Skeie, K., Burgess, Neil David, Chamshama, S., Kajembe, G., Lund, Jens Friis, Meilby, Henrik, Ngaga, Y., Ngowi, S., Njana, M., Theilade, Ida & Treue, Thorsten, 2012, In: Scandinavian Forest Economics. 44, p. 244 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    29. Published

      Protected area gap analysis of important bird areas in Tanzania

      Sritharan, S. & Burgess, Neil David, 2012, In: African Journal of Ecology. 50, 1, p. 66-76 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Protected areas: mixed success in conserving East Africa’s evergreen forests

      Pfeifer, M., Burgess, Neil David, Swetnam, R. D., Platts, P. J., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., 2012, In: PLOS ONE. 7, 6, 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Protecting important sites for biodiversity contributes to meeting global conservation targets

      Butchart, S. H. M., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Evans, M. I., Quader, S., Aricó, S., Arinaitwe, J., Balman, M., Bennun, L. A., Bertzky, B., Besancon, C., Boucher, T. M., Brooks, T. M., Burfield, I. J., Burgess, N. D., Chan, S., Clay, R. P., Crosby, M. J., Davidson, N. C., De Silva, N., Devenish, C. & 23 others, Dutson, G. C. L., Fernández, D. F. D. Z., Fishpool, L. D. C., Fitzgerald, C., Foster, M., Heath, M. F., Hockings, M., Hoffmann, M., Knox, D., Larsen, F. W., Lamoreux, J. F., Loucks, C., May, I., Millett, J., Molloy, D., Morling, P., Parr, M., Ricketts, T. H., Seddon, N., Skolnik, B., Stuart, S. N., Upgren, A. & Woodley, S., 2012, In: PLOS ONE. 7, 3, 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Stated preferences for tropical wildlife conservation amongst distant beneficiaries: charisma, endemism, scope and substitution effects

      Morse-Jones, S., Bateman, I. J., Kontoleon, A., Ferrini, S., Burgess, Neil David & Turner, R. K., 2012, In: Ecological Economics. 78, p. 9-18 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      The forgotten D: challenges of addressing forest degradation in complex mosaic landscapes under REDD+

      Mertz, O., Müller, D., Sikor, T., Hett, C., Heinimann, A., Castella, J-C., Lestrelin, G., Ryan, C. M., Reay, D. S., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Danielsen, F., Theilade, I., van Noordwijk, M., Verchot, L. V., Burgess, N. D., Berry, N. J., Pham, T. T., Messerli, P., Xu, J., Fensholt, R. & 8 others, Hostert, P., Pflugmacher, D., Bruun, Thilde Bech, de Neergaard, Andreas, Dons, K., Dewi, S., Rutishauser, E. & Sun, Z., 2012, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 112, 1, p. 63-76 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      The partitioning of Africa: statistically defined biogeographical regions in sub-Saharan Africa

      Linder, H. P., Klerk, H. M. D., Born, J., Burgess, Neil David, Fjeldså, Jon & Rahbek, Carsten, 2012, In: Journal of Biogeography. 39, 7, p. 1189-1205 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      Towards Regional, Error-Bounded Landscape Carbon Storage Estimates for Data-Deficient Areas of the World

      Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Lovett, J. C., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Swetnam, R. D. & 2 others, Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., 2012, In: PLOS ONE. 7, 9, 10 p., e44795.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Towards operational payments for water ecosystem services in Tanzania: a case study from the Uluguru Mountains

      Lopa, D., Mwanyoka, I., Jambiya, G., Massoud, T., Harrison, P., Ellis-Jones, M., Blomley, T., Leimona, B., van Noordwijk, M. & Burgess, Neil David, 2012, In: Oryx. 46, 01, p. 34-44 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Towards transferable functions for extraction of non-timber forest products: a case study on charcoal production in Tanzania

      Schaafsma, M., Morse-Jones, S., Posen, P., Swetnam, R. D., Balmford, A., Bateman, I. J., Burgess, N. D., Chamshama, S. A. O., Fisher, B., Green, R. E., Hepelwa, A. S., Hernándes-Sirvent, A., Kajembe, G. C., Kulindwa, K., Lund, J. F., Mbwambo, L., Meilby, H., Ngaga, Y. M., Theilade, I., Treue, T. & 2 others, Vyamana, V. G. & Turner, R. K., 2012, In: Ecological Economics. 80, p. 48-62 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Wealth ranking in 12 Tanzanian villages - turning failure into triumph

      Meilby, Henrik, Burgess, Neil David, Chamshama, S., Kajembe, G., Lund, Jens Friis, Ngaga, Y., Ngowi, S., Njana, M., Skeie, K., Theilade, Ida & Treue, Thorsten, 2012, In: Scandinavian Forest Economics. 44, p. 230 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    39. 2011
    40. Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, Neil David, Malimbwi, R. E., Munishi, P. K., Swetnam, R. D., Turner, R. K., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., Jul 2011, In: Nature Climate Change. 1, p. 161-164 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      At the heart of REDD+: a role for local people in monitoring forests?

      Danielsen, F., Skutsch, M., Burgess, Neil David, Jensen, Per Moestrup, Andrianandrasana, H., Karky, B., Lewis, R., Lovett, J. C., Massao, J., Ngaga, Y., Phartiyal, P., Poulsen, M. K., Singh, S. P., Solis, S., Sørensen, Marten, Tewari, A., Young, R. & Zahabu, E., 2011, In: Conservation Letters. 4, p. 158-167 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    42. Carbon storage, structure and composition of miombo woodlands in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains

      Shirima, D. D., Munishi, P. K. T., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, Neil David, Marshall, A. R., Balmford, A., Swetnam, R. D. & Zahabu, E. M., 2011, In: African Journal of Ecology. 49, 3, p. 332–342 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Conservation and the botanist effect

      Ahrends, A., Rahbek, Carsten, Bulling, M. T., Burgess, Neil David, Platts, P. J., Lovett, J. C., Kindemba, V. W., Owen, N., Sallu, A. N., Marshall, A. R., Mhoro, B. E., Fanning, E. & Marchant, R., 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 1, p. 131-140 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Delimiting tropical mountain ecoregions for conservation

      Platts, P. J., Burgess, Neil David, Gereau, R. E., Lovett, J. C., Marshall, A. R., McClean, C. J., Pellikka, P. K. E., Swetnam, R. D. & Marchant, R., 2011, In: Environmental Conservation. 38, 3, p. 312-324 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Establishing IUCN Red List criteria for threatened ecosystems

      Rodríguez, J. P., Rodríguez-Clark, K. M., Baillie, J. E. M., Ash, N., Benson, J., Boucher, T., Brown, C., Burgess, N. D., Collen, B., Jennings, M., Keith, D. A., Nicholson, E., Revenga, C., Reyers, B., Rouget, M., Smith, T., Spalding, M., Taber, A., Walpole, M., Zager, I. & 1 others, Zamin, T., 2011, In: Conservation Biology. 25, 1, p. 21-29 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Funding begets biodiversity

      Ahrends, A., Burgess, Neil David, Gereau, R. E., Marchant, R., Bulling, M. T., Lovett, J. C., Platts, P. J., Kindemba, V. W., Owen, N., Fanning, E. & Rahbek, Carsten, 2011, In: Diversity and Distributions. 17, 2, p. 191-200 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Mapping socio-economic scenarios of land cover change: a GIS method to enable ecosystem service modelling

      Swetnam, R. D., Fisher, B., Mbilinyi, B. P., Munishi, P. K. T., Willcock, S., Ricketts, T., Mwakalila, S., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Marshall, A. R. & Lewis, S. L., 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 3, p. 563-574 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Measuring, modeling and mapping ecosystem services in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Green, J., Green, R. E., Kajembe, G., Kulindwa, K., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Madoffe, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Paavola, J., Naidoo, R., Ricketts, T., Rouget, M., Willcock, S. & 2 others, White, S. & Balmford, A., 2011, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 35, 5, p. 595-611 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. 2010
    50. Common pool resource management and PES: Lessons and constraints for water PES in Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Kulindwa, K., Mwanyoka, I., Turner, R. K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2010, In: Ecological Economics. 69, 6, p. 1253-1261 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    51. Published

      Environmental monitoring: the scale and speed of implementation varies according to the degree of people's involvement

      Danielsen, F., Burgess, Neil David, Jensen, Per Moestrup & Pirhofer-Walzl, K., 2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 6, p. 1166-1168 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    52. Published

      FOREST AND WOODLAND COVER AND CHANGE IN COASTAL TANZANIA AND KENYA, 1990 TO 2000

      Tabor, K., Burgess, Neil David, Mbilinyi, B. P., Kashaigili, J. J. & Steininger, M. K., 2010, In: Journal of East Africa Natural History. 99, 1, p. 19-45

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    53. Published

      Getting ready for REDD+ in Tanzania: a case study of progress and challenges

      Burgess, N. D., Bahane, B., Clairs, T., Danielsen, F., Dalsgaard, S., Funder, M., Hagelberg, N., Harrison, P., Haule, C., Kabalimu, K., Kilawe, E., Lewis, S. L., Lovett, J. C., Lyatuu, G., Munishi, A. R., Nashanda, E., Shirima, D., Swetnam, R. D., Willcock, S., Williams, A. & 1 others, Zahabu, E., 2010, In: Oryx. 44, 3, p. 339-351

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Predictable waves of sequential forest degradation and biodiversity loss spreading from an African city

      Ahrends, A., Burgess, Neil David, Milledge, S. A. H., Bulling, M. T., Fisher, B., Smart, J. C. R., Clarke, G. P., Mhoro, B. E. & Jensen Lewis, M., 2010, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107, 33, p. 14556-14561 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      Progress towards the Conventionon Biological Diversity terrestrial2010 and marine 2012 targets forprotected area coverage

      Coad, L., Burgess, Neil David, Fish, L., Ravillious, C., Corrigan, C., Pavese, H., Granziera, A. & Besancon, C., 2010, In: Parks Durban+5 The international journal for protected area managers. 17, 2, p. 35-42

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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