Climatic and demographic determinants of vegetation cover in northern Cameroon

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 6904-6926

  Djoufack, V ^a   Fontaine, B ^a   Martiny, N ^a   Tsalefac, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Universitéde Yaoundé1   (Cameroon)

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EID: 84880790605     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.693968     Document Type: Article

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