Insignificant human footprint on Sahel vegetation greenness
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Disentangling the effects of climate and people on Sahel vegetation dynamics J. W. Seaquist, T. Hickler, L. Eklundh, J. Ardö, and B. W. Heumann Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Geobiosphere Science Centre, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62, Lund, Sweden Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Saunders Hall, Campus Box 3220, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3220, USA Received: 1 July 2008 – Accepted: 9 July 2008 – Published: 7 August 2008 Correspondence to: J. W. Seaquist ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
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