Revegetation of bare patches in a semi-arid rangeland of South Africa: an evaluation of various techniques

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  2003-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)00286-0
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