Vegetation Cover Dynamics in Semi-Steppe Rangelands of Ardabil Province, Iran
Subject Areas : Ecology, Autecology and SynecologyJaber Sharifi 1 , Amrali Shahmoradi 2 , Ehsan Zandi Esfahan 3 , Farzaneh Azimi Motem 4 , Allah-Verdi Nouri 5 , Dolat Mommadi 6
1 - Forests and Rangeland Research Division, Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center of Ardabil Province
2 - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3 - Rangeland Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
4 - Research Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center of Ardabil Province - Iran
5 - Research Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center of Ardabil Province - Iran.
6 - Research Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center of Ardabil Province - Iran.
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