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Children’s preferences for less diverse greenspaces do not disprove biophilia

Simone Fattorini, Rosalina Gabriel, Ana M. Arroz, Isabel R. Amorim, Paulo A. V. Borges, and Philip Cafaro
PNAS August 29, 2017 114 (35) E7215; first published August 22, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711505114
Simone Fattorini
aDepartment of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy;
bCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal;
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Rosalina Gabriel
bCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal;
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Ana M. Arroz
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Isabel R. Amorim
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This Letter has a Reply and related content. Please see:

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Simone Fattorini, Rosalina Gabriel, Ana M. Arroz, Isabel R. Amorim, Paulo A. V. Borges, Philip Cafaro
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Aug 2017, 114 (35) E7215; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711505114

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