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Effect of man-made disturbances on understory plant richness of oak forests in Iran

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|Feb 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foecol-2017-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7014 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5266
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 68
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 6, 2017
Published on: Feb 10, 2018
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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