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Assessing the Impact of Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry, Parkland Agroforestry, and Boundary Planting on Soil Fertility and Carbon Stock in Erer District, Ethiopia Cover

Assessing the Impact of Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry, Parkland Agroforestry, and Boundary Planting on Soil Fertility and Carbon Stock in Erer District, Ethiopia

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 35 - 50
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 6, 2025
Published on: Mar 28, 2025
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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