The impacts of grazing and rainfall variability on the dynamics of a Sahelian rangeland

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  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  2006-02-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JARIDENV.2005.06.014
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