Savanna fire and the origins of the 'underground forests' of Africa.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2014-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/nph.12936PMID 25039765
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