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A framework for national assessment of land degradation in the drylands: A case study of Somalia

✍ Scribed by C. T. Omuto; Z. Balint; M. S. Alim

Book ID: 112138985
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 679 KB
Volume: 25
Category: Article
ISSN: 1085-3278
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1151

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