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Structure, regeneration and carbon stocks of woody plants in the Litwang’ata village land forest reserve, Southwest Tanzania Cover

Structure, regeneration and carbon stocks of woody plants in the Litwang’ata village land forest reserve, Southwest Tanzania

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|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2024-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7014 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5266
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 38
Submitted on: Aug 8, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 25, 2023
Published on: Jan 26, 2024
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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