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Special issue on Water Sustainability and Ecosystem Health

Potential of exclosure on aboveground biomass carbon stock and ecological fitness of woody species in Jabi Tehnane district, northwestern Ethiopia

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Pages 79-85 | Received 23 Aug 2018, Accepted 12 Feb 2019, Published online: 25 Mar 2019

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