Landscape change and ecological processes in relation to land-use in Namaqualand, South Africa, 1939 to 2005

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-74

  Hongslo, Eirin ^a   Rohde, Rick ^b,c   Hoffman, Timm ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 79953024743     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2009.9725333     Document Type: Review

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