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Dynamic changes in savanna and seasonally dry vegetation through time

Peter A. Furley

Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, UK, paf{at}geo.ed.ac.uk

Sarah E. Metcalfe

School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

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Progress in Physical Geography, Vol. 31, No. 6, 633-642 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0309133307087087
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