Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2013-08-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2013.04.016
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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