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The prescribed burning debate in Australia: conflicts and compatibilities

Khulan Altangerel School of Geography and Environmental Science, Building 11, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia; Bank of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar – 46, Mongolia
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Christian A. Kull School of Geography and Environmental Science, Building 11, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 103-120 | Received 07 Apr 2011, Accepted 15 Dec 2011, Published online: 20 Mar 2012

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