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References S UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Community structure and habitat associations of lowland grassland birds in Nepal. Baral, H.S. Publication date 2001 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Baral, H. S. (2001). Community structure and habitat associations of lowland grassland birds in Nepal. UvA/Cardiff University. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. 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