Functional significance of ungulate diversity in African savannas and the ecological implications of the spread of pastoralism

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• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Biodiversity and Conservation

• Publication date

  1999-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1023/A:1008959721342
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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