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Pastoralism in India : A Scoping Study

@inproceedings{Sharma2003PastoralismII,
  title={Pastoralism in India : A Scoping Study},
  author={Vijay Paul Sharma and Ilse K{\"o}hler-Rollefson},
  year={2003}
}
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