How expansive were Malagasy Central Highland forests, ericoids, woodlands and grasslands? A multidisciplinary approach to a conservation conundrum

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  2021

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2021-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2021.109282
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