Ten lessons for the conservation of African savannah ecosystems

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  2013

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2013-11-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2013.08.025
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