Biocomplexity in large tree mortality: interactions between elephant, fire and landscape in an African savanna

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Ecography

• Publication date

  2012-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1600-0587.2011.07213.X
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