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LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN RELATION TO LAND-USE IN NAMAQUALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, 1939 TO 2005

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Pages 63-74 | Published online: 01 Feb 2012

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