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The ‘desert syndrome’ – causally-linked factors that characterise outback Australia

Mark Stafford Smith A
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A CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Email: mark.staffordsmith@csiro.au

The Rangeland Journal 30(1) 3-14 https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ07063
Submitted: 8 November 2007  Accepted: 18 January 2008   Published: 1 April 2008



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