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Rain on the Rangelands – Adaptive management is alive and functioning

A. J. Pressland
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Kenmore, Qld 4069, Australia. Email: apressla@bigpond.net.au

The Rangeland Journal 33(2) i-iii https://doi.org/10.1071/RJv33n2_ED
Published: 22 June 2011


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