Pattern and process in savanna ecosystems

Dryland Ecohydrology

Volumn 9781402042607, Issue , 2006, Pages 259-281

  Caylor, Kelly K ^a   Shugart, Herman H ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4260-4_15     Document Type: Chapter

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