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A Cursory Review of the Climate and Vegetation of the Kruger National Park
Submitted: 27 November 1986 | Published: 27 November 1986
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F.J. Venter, Kruger National Park, South AfricaW.P.D. Gertenbach, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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