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36 - Ecological Impact of Wild Boar in Natural Ecosystems

from Part III - Conservation and Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

Mario Melletti
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AfBIG (African Buffalo Initiative Group), IUCN SSC ASG
Erik Meijaard
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Australian National University, Canberra
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