Flora, Life Form and Chorology of Winter and Rural Range Plants in the Northern Khorasan Province, Iran

Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and Rangeland

Mohammad Jankju ¹ , Fereydoon Mellati ² , Zohreh Atashgahi ³

1 - Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University. Mashhad
2 - Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University. Mashhad
3 - Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University. Mashhad

Received: 2011-04-05 Accepted : 2011-06-01 Published : 2011-06-01

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