Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas
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Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas Dave Joubert, Larkin A Powell & Walter H Schacht To cite this article: Dave Joubert, Larkin A Powell & Walter H Schacht (2015) Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas, African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 32:3, 225-230, DOI: 10.2989/10220119.2014.919960 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2014.919960
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