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Research Papers

Perceptions of climate change and barriers to adaptation amongst commonage and commercial livestock farmers in the semi-arid Eastern Cape Karoo

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Pages 1-12 | Received 18 Mar 2013, Accepted 13 Sep 2013, Published online: 18 Dec 2013

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