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Arid Rangeland Degradation and Its Driving Forces in Southern Hodna, Algeria

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|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2023-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 114 - 128
Submitted on: Jun 18, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 19, 2023
Published on: Oct 6, 2023
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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