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Determinants of woody cover in African savannas

20051,924 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Mahesh Sankaran · Colorado State University

Niall P. Hanan · Colorado State University

Robert J. Scholes · University of Pretoria

Jayashree Ratnam · Colorado State University

David J. Augustine · US Forest Service

Brian S. Cade · United States Geological Survey

Jacques Gignoux ·

Topics & Keywords

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Ecosystem dynamics and resilience African Botany and Ecology Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 438, Issue 7069, pp. 846-849

DOI: 10.1038/nature04070

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 45.93

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Steven I. Higgins · Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

Xavier Le Roux · Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Fulco Ludwig · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Jonas Ardö · Lund University

Feetham F. Banyikwa · University of Dar es Salaam

Gabriela Bucini · Colorado State University

K. K. Caylor · Princeton University

Michael B. Coughenour · Colorado State University

Alioune Diouf · Centre de Suivi Ecologique

Wellington N. Ekaya · University of Nairobi

C. J. Feral · McCormick (United States)

Edmund C. February · University of Cape Town

P. G. H. Frost · University of Zimbabwe

Pierre Hiernaux · Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère

Halszka Hrabar · University of Pretoria

Kristine L. Metzger · University of Wisconsin–Madison

H.H.T. Prins · Wageningen University & Research

Susan Ringrose · University of Botswana

William B. Sea · Colorado State University

Jörg Tews · University of Potsdam

Jeff Worden · Colorado State University

N. Zambatis · South African National Parks