The effect of different fire regimes on plant diversity in southern African grasslands

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2004-08-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2003.09.024
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