The Management of Fire-Adapted Ecosystems in an Urban Setting: the Case of Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

Copyright: 2012 The authors. Ecology and Society, vol. 17(1), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04526-170108

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  2012

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  Ecology and Society

• Publication date

  2012-02-07

• Fields of study

  Geography, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.5751/ES-04526-170108
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