Journal of Resources and Ecology ›› 2020, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2): 159-170.DOI: 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.02.004
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Yeneayehu FENETAHUN1, XU Xinwen2, YOU Yuan2, WANG Yongdong2, *
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2019-05-14
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2020-01-06
Online:
2020-03-30
Published:
2020-05-30
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WANG Yongdong, E-mail: wangyd@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Yeneayehu FENETAHUN, XU Xinwen, YOU Yuan, WANG Yongdong. Effects of Vegetation Cover, Grazing and Season on Herbage Species Composition and Biomass: A Case Study of Yabello Rangeland, Southern Ethiopia[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(2): 159-170.
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