Pastoralism, biodiversity, and the shaping of savanna landscapes in East Africa

Africa

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-50

  Little, Peter D ^a  

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EID: 0039470300     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1161510     Document Type: Article

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