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Recreational activities impact on the amount and characteristics of woody debris in the Fandoghlou forests, Northwestern Iran

Forestry Studies
Volume 62 (2015): Issue 1 (June 2015)
By: Farshad Keivan Behjou and  Kiomars Sefidi  
Open Access
|Feb 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fsmu-2015-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English
Page range: 5 - 13
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2015
Accepted on: May 30, 2015
Published on: Feb 19, 2016
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
woody debris,
line intersects method,
recreational part,
conserved area,
Fandoghlou forests
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
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