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: 680

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“Ecology of soil seed banks: Implications for conservation and restoration of natural vegetation”: A review

Wakshum Shiferaw
  • Wakshum Shiferaw
  • Department of Natural Resources Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, P.O. Box 21, Ethiopia.
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Sebsebe Demissew
  • Sebsebe Demissew
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3434, Ethiopia.
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Tamrat Bekele
  • Tamrat Bekele
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3434, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 10 September 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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