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dcterms:title "Semi-arid savanna grassland annual vegetation survey data, Kapiti Research Station, south-central Kenya, 2023-2025" ;
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dcterms:bibliographicCitation "Pearce, F., Kinuthia, K., Matheka, K., Olang, R.A., Rufino, M. (2026). Semi-arid savanna grassland annual vegetation survey data, Kapiti Research Station, south-central Kenya, 2023-2025. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/590953a8-7ed3-45dc-abc4-a3aa4190865b" ;
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