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Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Hurubu Natural Forest, North Shewa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia Cover

Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Hurubu Natural Forest, North Shewa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2023-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 104
Submitted on: Feb 15, 2023
Accepted on: May 13, 2023
Published on: Jun 9, 2023
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
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