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A. Chapman, Selase Kofi Adanu, Carole Dalin, Adam Devenish, Geoffrey H. Griffiths, Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson et al.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors of this paper identify areas where there is a trade-off risk between vertebrate biodiversity and crop production important for food and livelihoods across Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia. 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