Effects of livestock grazing and habitat characteristics on small mammal communities in the Knersvlakte, South Africa

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  2014-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JARIDENV.2014.02.011
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