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

Full Length Research Paper

Endemic plant species composition and their status in Boda Dry Evergreen Montane Forest, West Showa, Ethiopia

Fikadu Erenso*
  • Fikadu Erenso*
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dilla University, P.O Box 419, Ethiopia
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Melesse Maryo
  • Melesse Maryo
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dilla University, P.O Box 419, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 26 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2014
  •  Published: 30 July 2014

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