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

Assessing and mapping ecosystem services of trees outside forest

Tuemay Tassew
  • Tuemay Tassew
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute/Alamata Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box, 56, Alamata, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 26 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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