Rabbits, weeds and crops: Can agricultural intensification promote wildlife conflicts in semiarid agro-ecosystems?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arid Environments
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0140-1963
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.10.016