International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 678

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnoecological knowledge allied to the management of wild medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Alemayehu Kefalew
  • Alemayehu Kefalew
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia.
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Sara Sintayehu
  • Sara Sintayehu
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia.
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Addisie Geremew
  • Addisie Geremew
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Bioscience Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 26 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 15 August 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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