Transformation of traditional pastoral livestock systems on the Tibetan steppe
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1 International Centre for the Advancement of Pastoral Systems, 69086 Allen Canyon Road, Wallowa, Oregon, 97885, USA 2 United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA 3 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Forage and Range Research Lab, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-6300, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2006