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888:Klitgården
716:7 November
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416:References
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194:Scots pine
174:dune pansy
114:meets the
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598:Lamb 1991
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112:Skagerrak
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320:coal tit
316:woodlark
312:nightjar
298:gather.
296:seabirds
288:red kite
218:anemones
198:contorta
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143:eustatic
116:Kattegat
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1043:57°45′N
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272:Raptors
241:red fox
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