RETRACTED: <I>Investigation of Relation Vegetation and Some Soil Physico-Chemical Characteristics in Three Rangeland Habitats</I> — Oak Academic Publishing
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RETRACTED: <I>Investigation of Relation Vegetation and Some Soil Physico-Chemical Characteristics in Three Rangeland Habitats</I>
PhD Student of Rangeland Department, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
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Assosiated Professor of Rangeland and Watershed Management Department, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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Professor of Rangeland Department, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
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Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Assosiated Professor of Rangeland and Watershed Management Department, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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