Biogeography and conservation of mammals from the West Sahara-Sahel: an application of ecological niche-based models and GIS

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Hystrix-italian Journal of Mammalogy

• Publication date

  2016-06-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.4404/HYSTRIX-27.1-11659
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