The Gamba Complex of protected areas: An illustration of Gabon's biodiversity;Le Complexe d'aires protégées de Gamba: Une illustration de la biodiversité du Gabon

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  Lee, Michelle E ^a   Alonso, Alfonso ^b   Dallmeier, Francisco ^b   Campbell, Patrick ^b   Pauwels, Olivier S G ^a,c  

^a National Zoological Park   (Gabon)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

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