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Research article

Effects of Eucalyptus tree plantations on soil seed bank and soil physicochemical properties of Qimbaba forest

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Article: 1711297 | Received 12 Oct 2019, Accepted 18 Dec 2019, Published online: 06 Jan 2020

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