Bush encroachment in southern Africa: changes and causes

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  African Journal of Range & Forage Science

• Publication date

  2014-05-04

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2989/10220119.2014.939996
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