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Stability of African Pastoral Ecosystems: Alternate Paradigms and Implications for Developmen... 1988 2026 2000 2013 779
  1. Stability of African Pastoral Ecosystems: Alternate Paradigms and Implications for Development (1988)
    James E. Ellis, David M. Swift Journal of Range Management

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