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Geocarto International Volume 7, 1992 - Issue 1: Rangeland Remote Sensing
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A satellite‐based range assessment system for the Sahel of Africa

Bruce Kaile Wylie Post Doc. Animal and Range Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Box 3‐I, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 Phone: 505 646–5327
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John A. Harrington Jr. Dept. of Geography and Geology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 47809 Phone: 812 237 2252
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Rex D. Pieper Professor, Animal and Range Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Box 3‐I, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 Phone: 505 646–4435
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Issa Denda Graduate Student, Animal and Range Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Box 3‐I, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 Phone: 505 522 0757
Pages 79-85 | Published online: 17 Sep 2008

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