Relationship between Some Environmental Factors with Distribution of Medicinal Plants in Ghorkhud Protected Region, Northern Khorasan Province, Iran
Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and RangelandMousa Akbarlou 1 , Negin Nodehi 2
1 - Associate Professor, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
2 - M.Sc. Graduate of Range Management, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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