Woodlands or wastelands: Examining the value of south africa's woodlands

Southern African Forestry Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-72

  Shackleton, C M ^a   Willis, C B ^b   Scholes, R J ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

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EID: 0035714680     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20702620.2001.10434135     Document Type: Article

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