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Squires, V., Limin, H. (2010). North-West China’s Rangelands and Peoples: Facts, Figures, Challenges and Responses. In: Squires, V., Hua, L., Li, G., Zhang, D. (eds) Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9622-7_1
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