On the dynamics of grazing systems in the semi-arid succulent Karoo: The relevance of equilibrium and non-equilibrium concepts to the sustainability of semi-arid pastoral systems
- 10 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Ecological Modelling
- Vol. 187 (4) , 491-512
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.02.001
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