Warming of the Indian Ocean threatens eastern and southern African food security but could be mitigated by agricultural development

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2008-08-12

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Economics, Geography, Environmental Science, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.0708196105PMID 18685101PMCID PMC2497460
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