Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania

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Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania

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Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania. / Mwakalukwa, Ezekiel Edward; Meilby, Henrik; Treue, Thorsten.

In: Southern Forests, Vol. 86, No. 2, 2024, p. 115-124.

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Mwakalukwa, EE, Meilby, H & Treue, T 2024, 'Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania', Southern Forests, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 115-124. https://doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2024.2319185

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Mwakalukwa, E. E., Meilby, H., & Treue, T. (2024). Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania. Southern Forests, 86(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2024.2319185

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Mwakalukwa EE, Meilby H, Treue T. Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania. Southern Forests. 2024;86(2):115-124. https://doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2024.2319185

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Mwakalukwa, Ezekiel Edward ; Meilby, Henrik ; Treue, Thorsten. / Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania. In: Southern Forests. 2024 ; Vol. 86, No. 2. pp. 115-124.

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