Desertification in the Sahel: Towards better accounting for ecosystem dynamics in the interpretation of remote sensing images

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  2011-11-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JARIDENV.2011.05.002
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