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Humanizing Savanna Biogeography: Linking Human Practices with Ecological Patterns in a Frequently Burned Savanna of Southern Mali

Pages 1067-1088 | Received 01 Jul 2008, Accepted 01 Aug 2010, Published online: 30 Mar 2011

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