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- article
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- 12
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 352-356
- Citations
- 346
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Johan van de Koppel,
Max Rietkerk,
Franz J. Weissing
(1997).
Catastrophic vegetation shifts and soil degradation in terrestrial grazing systems.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
, 12
(9)
, 352-356.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-5347(97)01133-6
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- 10.1016/s0169-5347(97)01133-6