The last Afromontane forests in Angola are threatened by fires.

Nat Ecol Evol

CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratorio Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.

Published: May 2023

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