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Natural Ecosystem-Units in Israel and the Palestinian Authority - Representativeness in Protected Areas and Suggested Solutions for Biodiversity Conservation Cover

Natural Ecosystem-Units in Israel and the Palestinian Authority - Representativeness in Protected Areas and Suggested Solutions for Biodiversity Conservation

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|Oct 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2014-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427 (formerly 1805-4196)
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 109
Submitted on: May 11, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2014
Published on: Oct 15, 2014
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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