The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel

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The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel. / Abdi, A M; Seaquist, J; Tenenbaum, D E; Eklundh, L; Ardö, J.

I: Environmental Research Letters, Bind 9, Nr. 9, 094003, 2014.

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Abdi, AM, Seaquist, J, Tenenbaum, DE, Eklundh, L & Ardö, J 2014, 'The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel', Environmental Research Letters, bind 9, nr. 9, 094003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094003

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Abdi, A. M., Seaquist, J., Tenenbaum, D. E., Eklundh, L., & Ardö, J. (2014). The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel. Environmental Research Letters, 9(9), [094003]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094003

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Abdi AM, Seaquist J, Tenenbaum DE, Eklundh L, Ardö J. The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel. Environmental Research Letters. 2014;9(9). 094003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094003

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Abdi, A M ; Seaquist, J ; Tenenbaum, D E ; Eklundh, L ; Ardö, J. / The supply and demand of net primary production in the Sahel. I: Environmental Research Letters. 2014 ; Bind 9, Nr. 9.

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