Density of Cape porcupines in a semi-arid environment and their impact on soil turnover and related ecosystem processes
- 30 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Arid Environments
- Vol. 61 (2) , 261-275
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.007
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