The perfect storm: Land use change promotes Opuntia stricta's invasion of pastoral rangelands in Kenya

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  2015-07-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JARIDENV.2015.02.015
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