Resilience of Sudanian: savanna-woodlands in Burkina Faso
The savanna-woodlands of West Africa have been subject to disturbance by fire, grazing and tree cutting for centuries. Often the disturbance is severe, for instance when a thick patch of 4 m tall perennial grass catches fire late in the dry season or man decides to clear-cut an area. Fortunately Mot...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Stellenbosch University
2011
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20989 |
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