Re considering cattle farming in southern Africa under a changing climate

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-253

  Archer Van Garderen, E R M ^a  

^a CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment   (South Africa)

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EID: 84866356910     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-11-00026.1     Document Type: Article

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