Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

A survey on species diversity, abundance and community structure of woody plants in burial sites in Gobeya Rural Administrative of Tehuledere District, South Wollo, Ethiopia

Mohammed Adefa Seid*
  • Mohammed Adefa Seid*
  • Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Comoros Street, P.O.Box 30726, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Giacomo Santini
  • Giacomo Santini
  • Department of Biology, Universita Degli Studi Firenze (UNIFI), via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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  •  Received: 13 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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